Job 24:23
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23 He gives them security, and they are supported,
and his (A)eyes are upon their ways.
Proverbs 15:3
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3 (A)The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Revelation 2:23
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23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he (A)who searches mind and heart, and (B)I will give to each of you according to your works.
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1 Thessalonians 5:3
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3 While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then (A)sudden destruction will come upon them (B)as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
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Luke 12:45
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45 But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master (A)is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and (B)get drunk,
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Luke 12:16-20
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16 And he told them a parable, saying, (A)“The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, (B)‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my (C)barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up (D)for many years; relax, (E)eat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, (F)‘Fool! (G)This night (H)your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, (I)whose will they be?’
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Habakkuk 1:13
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13 You who are (A)of purer eyes than to see evil
and cannot look at wrong,
(B)why do you idly look at traitors
and (C)remain silent when the wicked swallows up
the man more righteous than he?
Amos 9:2
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2 (A)“If they dig into Sheol,
from there shall my hand take them;
(B)if they climb up to heaven,
from there I will bring them down.
Amos 8:7
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Jeremiah 12:1-3
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Jeremiah's Complaint
12 (A)Righteous are you, O Lord,
when I complain to you;
yet I would plead my case before you.
(B)Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all (C)who are treacherous thrive?
2 You plant them, and they take root;
they grow and produce fruit;
(D)you are near in their mouth
and far from their heart.
3 (E)But you, O Lord, know me;
(F)you see me, and test my heart toward you.
(G)Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter,
and set them apart for (H)the day of slaughter.
Isaiah 56:12
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12 (A)“Come,” they say, “let me get wine;
let us fill ourselves with strong drink;
(B)and tomorrow will be like this day,
great beyond measure.”
Isaiah 10:8-11
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8 for he says:
(A)“Are not my commanders all kings?
9 (B)Is not (C)Calno like (D)Carchemish?
Is not (E)Hamath like (F)Arpad?
(G)Is not (H)Samaria like Damascus?
10 As my hand has reached to (I)the kingdoms of the idols,
whose carved images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11 shall I not do to Jerusalem and (J)her idols
(K)as I have done to Samaria and her images?”
Ecclesiastes 8:11
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11 Because (A)the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, (B)the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil.
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Ecclesiastes 5:8
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The Vanity of Wealth and Honor
8 (A)If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, (B)do not be amazed at the matter, (C)for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.
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Proverbs 25:21-23
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21 (A)If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
22 for you will heap (B)burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.
23 The north wind brings forth rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
Proverbs 5:21
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:21 Or makes level
Psalm 73:3-12
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4 For they have no pangs until death;
their bodies are fat and sleek.
5 They are not in trouble as others are;
they are not (D)stricken like the rest of mankind.
6 Therefore pride is (E)their necklace;
violence covers them as (F)a garment.
7 Their (G)eyes swell out through fatness;
their hearts overflow with follies.
8 They scoff and (H)speak with malice;
loftily they threaten oppression.
9 They set their mouths against the heavens,
and their tongue struts through the earth.
10 Therefore his people turn back to them,
and find (I)no fault in them.[a]
11 And they say, (J)“How can God know?
Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Behold, these are the wicked;
always at ease, they (K)increase in riches.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:10 Probable reading; Hebrew the waters of a full cup are drained by them
Psalm 10:13-14
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Job 12:6
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6 (A)The tents of robbers are at peace,
and those who provoke God are secure,
who bring their god in their hand.[a]
Footnotes
- Job 12:6 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Job 11:11
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11 For he knows (A)worthless men;
when he sees iniquity, will he not consider it?
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