Matthew 2:8
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8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”
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1 Corinthians 3:19-20
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19 For (A)the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, (B)“He catches the wise in their craftiness,” 20 and again, (C)“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”
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Luke 20:20-21
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20 (A)So they (B)watched him and sent spies, who (C)pretended to be sincere, that they might (D)catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of (E)the governor. 21 So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and (F)show no partiality,[a] but truly teach (G)the way of God.
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- Luke 20:21 Greek and do not receive a face
Jeremiah 41:5-7
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5 eighty men arrived from (A)Shechem and (B)Shiloh and (C)Samaria, with (D)their beards shaved and (E)their clothes torn, and (F)their bodies gashed, (G)bringing grain offerings and incense to present at the temple of the Lord. 6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah came out from (H)Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he came. As he met them, he said to them, “Come in to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.” 7 When they came into the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and cast them into a cistern.
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Matthew 26:48-49
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48 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.” 49 And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, (A)Rabbi!” And he kissed him.
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Lamentations 3:37
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37 (A)Who has spoken and it came to pass,
unless the Lord has commanded it?
Proverbs 26:24-25
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24 Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
and harbors deceit in his heart;
25 (A)when he speaks graciously, believe him not,
for there are (B)seven abominations in his heart;
Proverbs 21:30
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30 (A)No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
can avail against the Lord.
Psalm 55:11-15
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11 ruin is in its midst;
(A)oppression and fraud
do not depart from its marketplace.
12 For it is not an enemy who taunts me—
then I could bear it;
it is not an adversary who (B)deals insolently with me—
then I could hide from him.
13 (C)But it is you, a man, my equal,
my companion, my familiar friend.
14 We used to take sweet counsel together;
within God's house we walked in (D)the throng.
15 Let death steal over them;
let them go down to Sheol (E)alive;
for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.
Psalm 33:10-11
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10 The Lord (A)brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
11 (B)The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of his heart to all generations.
Job 5:12-13
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12 He (A)frustrates the devices of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.
13 He (B)catches the wise in their own craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
Ezra 4:1-2
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Adversaries Oppose the Rebuilding
4 Now when (A)the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the Lord, the God of Israel, 2 they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of fathers' houses and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we worship your God as you do, and we have been sacrificing to him ever (B)since the days of (C)Esarhaddon king of Assyria (D)who brought us here.”
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2 Kings 10:18-19
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Jehu Strikes Down the Prophets of Baal
18 Then Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, (A)“Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much. 19 Now therefore call to me all the (B)prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests. Let none be missing, for I have a great sacrifice to offer to Baal. Whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu did it with cunning in order to destroy the worshipers of Baal.
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1 Kings 19:2
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2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, (A)“So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.”
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2 Samuel 17:14
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14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” (A)For the Lord had ordained[a] to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring harm upon Absalom.
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- 2 Samuel 17:14 Hebrew commanded
1 Samuel 23:22-23
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22 Go, make yet more sure. Know and see the place where his foot is, and who has seen him there, for it is told me that he is very cunning. 23 See therefore and take note of all the lurking places where he hides, and come back to me with sure information. Then I will go with you. And if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”
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2 Samuel 15:7-12
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7 And at the end of four[a] years Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the Lord, in Hebron. 8 For your servant (A)vowed a vow (B)while I lived at Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If the Lord will indeed bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will offer worship to[b] the Lord.’” 9 The king said to him, (C)“Go in peace.” So he arose and went to Hebron. 10 But Absalom sent secret messengers throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then say, ‘Absalom is king at Hebron!’” 11 With Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem (D)who were invited guests, and they went in their innocence and knew nothing. 12 And while Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for[c] (E)Ahithophel the Gilonite, (F)David's counselor, from his city (G)Giloh. And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom (H)kept increasing.
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- 2 Samuel 15:7 Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew forty
- 2 Samuel 15:8 Or will serve
- 2 Samuel 15:12 Or sent
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