11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he sought how he might conveniently betray Him.

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10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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11 Woe to them! For they have gone in the way (A)of Cain, (B)have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished (C)in the rebellion of Korah.

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14 having eyes full of [a]adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. (A)They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children. 15 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of (B)Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

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  1. 2 Peter 2:14 Lit. an adulteress

And they were glad, and (A)agreed to give him money. So he promised and sought opportunity to (B)betray Him to them in the absence of the multitude.

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15 and said, (A)“What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver.

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They make a (A)king glad with their wickedness,
And princes (B)with their lies.

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21 (A)To [a]show partiality is not good,
(B)Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

22 A man with an evil eye hastens after riches,
And does not consider that (C)poverty will come upon him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:21 Lit. recognize faces

10 My son, if sinners entice you,
(A)Do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us,
Let us (B)lie in wait to shed blood;
Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
12 Let us swallow them alive like [a]Sheol,
And whole, (C)like those who go down to the Pit;
13 We shall find all kinds of precious [b]possessions,
We shall fill our houses with [c]spoil;
14 Cast in your lot among us,
Let us all have one purse”—
15 My son, (D)do not walk in the way with them,
(E)Keep your foot from their path;
16 (F)For their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed blood.

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  1. Proverbs 1:12 Or the grave
  2. Proverbs 1:13 Lit. wealth
  3. Proverbs 1:13 plunder

26 Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it (A)time to receive money and to receive clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants?

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20 So Ahab said to Elijah, (A)“Have you found me, O my enemy?”

And he answered, “I have found you, because (B)you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord:

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