25 There is a way that seems right to a man,
    but its end is the way to death.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 16:25 Hebrew ways of death

25 There is a way that appears to be right,(A)
    but in the end it leads to death.(B)

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12 (A)There is a way that seems right to a man,
    but (B)its end is the way to death.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 14:12 Hebrew ways of death

12 There is a way that appears to be right,(A)
    but in the end it leads to death.(B)

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15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
    but a wise man listens to advice.

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15 The way of fools seems right to them,(A)
    but the wise listen to advice.(B)

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Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. (A)Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that (B)Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!

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Examine yourselves(A) to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.(B) Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you(C)—unless, of course, you fail the test?

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26 One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor,[a]
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

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  1. Proverbs 12:26 Or The righteous chooses his friends carefully

26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(A)

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15 Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,
    and with Sheol we have an agreement,
when the (A)overwhelming whip passes through
    it will not come to us,
for we have made (B)lies our refuge,
    and in falsehood we have taken shelter”;
16 therefore thus says the Lord God,
(C)“Behold, I am the one who has laid[a] as a foundation (D)in Zion,
    a stone, a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation:
    ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’
17 And I will make justice (E)the line,
    and righteousness (F)the plumb line;
and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies,
    and waters will overwhelm the shelter.”
18 Then (G)your covenant with death will be annulled,
    and your agreement with Sheol will not stand;
when the overwhelming scourge passes through,
    you will be beaten down by it.
19 As often as it passes through it will take you;
    (H)for morning by morning it will pass through,
    by day and by night;
and it will be (I)sheer terror to understand the message.

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  1. Isaiah 28:16 Dead Sea Scroll I am laying

15 You boast, “We have entered into a covenant with death,(A)
    with the realm of the dead we have made an agreement.
When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by,(B)
    it cannot touch us,
for we have made a lie(C) our refuge
    and falsehood[a] our hiding place.(D)

16 So this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,(E) a tested stone,(F)
    a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation;(G)
the one who relies on it
    will never be stricken with panic.(H)
17 I will make justice(I) the measuring line
    and righteousness the plumb line;(J)
hail(K) will sweep away your refuge, the lie,
    and water will overflow(L) your hiding place.
18 Your covenant with death will be annulled;
    your agreement with the realm of the dead will not stand.(M)
When the overwhelming scourge sweeps by,(N)
    you will be beaten down(O) by it.
19 As often as it comes it will carry you away;(P)
    morning after morning,(Q) by day and by night,
    it will sweep through.”

The understanding of this message
    will bring sheer terror.(R)

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  1. Isaiah 28:15 Or false gods

40 Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, (A)“Are we also blind?”

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40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”(A)

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47 The Pharisees answered them, (A)“Have you also been deceived? 48 (B)Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? 49 But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.”

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47 “You mean he has deceived you also?”(A) the Pharisees retorted. 48 “Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him?(B) 49 No! But this mob that knows nothing of the law—there is a curse on them.”

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(A)“I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of (B)Jesus of Nazareth.

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“I too was convinced(A) that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose(B) the name of Jesus of Nazareth.(C)

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