Job 19:29
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29 be afraid of the sword,
for wrath brings the punishment of the sword,
so that you may know there is a judgment.”(A)
Ecclesiastes 12:14
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14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including[a] every secret thing, whether good or evil.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 11:9
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9 Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the inclination of your heart and the desire of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.(A)
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Matthew 7:1-2
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Judging Others
7 “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged.(A) 2 For the judgment you give will be the judgment you get, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.
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Psalm 58:10-11
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10 The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance done;
they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.(A)
11 People will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
surely there is a God who judges[a] on earth.”(B)
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- 58.11 Or there are gods who judge
Psalm 9:7
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7 But the Lord sits enthroned forever;
he has established his throne for judgment.(A)
Psalm 1:5
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5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous,(A)
Job 22:4
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4 Is it for your piety that he reproves you
and enters into judgment with you?(A)
Job 15:22
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22 They despair of returning from darkness,
and they are destined for the sword.(A)
Job 13:7-11
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7 Will you speak falsely for God
and speak deceitfully for him?
8 Will you show partiality toward him;
will you plead the case for God?
9 Will it be well with you when he searches you out?
Or can you deceive him as one person deceives another?(A)
10 He will surely rebuke you
if in secret you show partiality.
11 Will not his majesty terrify you
and the dread of him fall upon you?
James 4:11-12
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Warning against Judging Another
11 Do not speak evil against one another, brothers and sisters. Whoever speaks evil against another or judges another speaks evil against the law and judges the law, but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.(A) 12 There is one lawgiver and judge[a] who is able to save and to destroy. So who, then, are you to judge your neighbor?(B)
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- 4.12 Other ancient authorities lack and judge
Romans 13:1-4
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Being Subject to Authorities
13 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God.(A) 2 Therefore whoever resists authority resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct but to bad. Do you wish to have no fear of the authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive its approval,(B) 4 for it is God’s agent for your good. But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid, for the authority[a] does not bear the sword in vain! It is the agent of God to execute wrath on the wrongdoer.
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