28 A worthless witness mocks at justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked (A)devours iniquity.

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28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.(A)

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16 (A)how much less one who is abominable and (B)corrupt,
    a man who (C)drinks injustice like water!

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16 how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt,(A)
    who drink up evil(B) like water!(C)

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What man is like Job,
    who (A)drinks up scoffing like water,

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Is there anyone like Job,
    who drinks scorn like water?(A)

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12 “Though evil is sweet in his mouth,
    though he hides it (A)under his tongue,
13 though he is loath to let it go
    and holds it in his mouth,

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12 “Though evil(A) is sweet in his mouth
    and he hides it under his tongue,(B)
13 though he cannot bear to let it go
    and lets it linger in his mouth,(C)

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11 Then (A)they secretly instigated men who said, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” 12 And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council, 13 and they (B)set up false (C)witnesses who said, “This man never ceases to speak words against (D)this holy place and the law,

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11 Then they secretly(A) persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”(B)

12 So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.(C) 13 They produced false witnesses,(D) who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place(E) and against the law.

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He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who (A)neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, (B)‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,

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He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice(A) against my adversary.’

“For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think,

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(A)They feed on the sin[a] of my people;
    they are greedy for their iniquity.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:8 Or sin offering

They feed on the sins of my people
    and relish their wickedness.(A)

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A Cornerstone in Zion

14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you (A)scoffers,
    who rule this people in Jerusalem!
15 Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,
    and with Sheol we have an agreement,
when the (B)overwhelming whip passes through
    it will not come to us,
for we have made (C)lies our refuge,
    and in falsehood we have taken shelter”;
16 therefore thus says the Lord God,
(D)“Behold, I am the one who has laid[a] as a foundation (E)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 (F)the line,
    and righteousness (G)the plumb line;
and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies,
    and waters will overwhelm the shelter.”
18 Then (H)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.

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

14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord,(A) you scoffers(B)
    who rule this people in Jerusalem.
15 You boast, “We have entered into a covenant with death,(C)
    with the realm of the dead we have made an agreement.
When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by,(D)
    it cannot touch us,
for we have made a lie(E) our refuge
    and falsehood[a] our hiding place.(F)

16 So this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

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

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  1. Isaiah 28:15 Or false gods

14 (A)The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

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11 He says in his heart, “God has forgotten,
    he has (A)hidden his face, he (B)will never see it.”

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11 He says to himself, “God will never notice;(A)
    he covers his face and never sees.”(B)

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His ways prosper at all times;
    your judgments are on high, (A)out of his sight;
    as for all his foes, he (B)puffs at them.

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His ways are always prosperous;
    your laws are rejected by[a] him;
    he sneers at all his enemies.

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  1. Psalm 10:5 See Septuagint; Hebrew / they are haughty, and your laws are far from

13 And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.

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13 Then two scoundrels came and sat opposite him and brought charges against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.(A)

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10 And set two (A)worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, (B)‘You have cursed[a] God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

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  1. 1 Kings 21:10 Hebrew blessed; also verse 13

10 But seat two scoundrels(A) opposite him and have them bring charges that he has cursed(B) both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”

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