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25 There is a path before each person that seems right,
    but it ends in death.

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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 There is a path before each person that seems right,
    but it ends in death.

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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 Fools think their own way is right,
    but the wise listen to others.

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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 if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you[a]; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith.

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Footnotes

  1. 13:5 Or in you.

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 The godly give good advice to their friends;[a]
    the wicked lead them astray.

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  1. 12:26 Or The godly are cautious in friendship; or The godly are freed from evil. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

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

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15 You boast, “We have struck a bargain to cheat death
    and have made a deal to dodge the grave.[a]
The coming destruction can never touch us,
    for we have built a strong refuge made of lies and deception.”

16 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem,[b]
    a firm and tested stone.
It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on.
    Whoever believes need never be shaken.[c]
17 I will test you with the measuring line of justice
    and the plumb line of righteousness.
Since your refuge is made of lies,
    a hailstorm will knock it down.
Since it is made of deception,
    a flood will sweep it away.
18 I will cancel the bargain you made to cheat death,
    and I will overturn your deal to dodge the grave.
When the terrible enemy sweeps through,
    you will be trampled into the ground.
19 Again and again that flood will come,
    morning after morning,
day and night,
    until you are carried away.”

This message will bring terror to your people.

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Footnotes

  1. 28:15 Hebrew Sheol; also in 28:18.
  2. 28:16a Hebrew in Zion.
  3. 28:16b Greek version reads Look! I am placing a stone in the foundation of Jerusalem [literally Zion], / a precious cornerstone for its foundation, chosen for great honor. / Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced. Compare Rom 9:33; 1 Pet 2:6.

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 Pharisees who were standing nearby heard him and asked, “Are you saying we’re 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 “Have you been led astray, too?” the Pharisees mocked. 48 “Is there a single one of us rulers or Pharisees who believes in him? 49 This foolish crowd follows him, but they are ignorant of the law. God’s curse is on them!”

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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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“I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene.[a]

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  1. 26:9 Or Jesus of Nazareth.

“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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