24 Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
(A)He [a]swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing.

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  1. Proverbs 29:24 Lit. hears the adjuration or oath

24 The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies;
    they are put under oath and dare not testify.(A)

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The Trespass Offering

‘If a person sins in (A)hearing the utterance of an oath, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of the matter—if he does not tell it, he (B)bears [a]guilt.

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  1. Leviticus 5:1 his iniquity

“‘If anyone sins because they do not speak up when they hear a public charge to testify(A) regarding something they have seen or learned about, they will be held responsible.(B)

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36 But he who sins against me (A)wrongs his own soul;
All those who hate me love death.”

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36 But those who fail to find me harm themselves;(A)
    all who hate me love death.”(B)

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23 (A)Your princes are rebellious,
And (B)companions of thieves;
(C)Everyone loves bribes,
And follows after rewards.
They (D)do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.

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23 Your rulers are rebels,(A)
    partners with thieves;(B)
they all love bribes(C)
    and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
    the widow’s case does not come before them.(D)

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11 If they say, “Come with us,
Let us (A)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, (B)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, (C)do not walk in the way with them,
(D)Keep your foot from their path;
16 (E)For their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely, in [d]vain the net is spread
In the sight of any [e]bird;
18 But they lie in wait for their own blood,
They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 (F)So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;
It takes away the life of its owners.

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  1. Proverbs 1:12 Or the grave
  2. Proverbs 1:13 Lit. wealth
  3. Proverbs 1:13 plunder
  4. Proverbs 1:17 futility
  5. Proverbs 1:17 Lit. lord of the wing

11 If they say, “Come along with us;
    let’s lie in wait(A) for innocent blood,
    let’s ambush some harmless soul;
12 let’s swallow(B) them alive, like the grave,
    and whole, like those who go down to the pit;(C)
13 we will get all sorts of valuable things
    and fill our houses with plunder;
14 cast lots with us;
    we will all share the loot(D)”—
15 my son, do not go along with them,
    do not set foot(E) on their paths;(F)
16 for their feet rush into evil,(G)
    they are swift to shed blood.(H)
17 How useless to spread a net
    where every bird can see it!
18 These men lie in wait(I) for their own blood;
    they ambush only themselves!(J)
19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
    it takes away the life of those who get it.(K)

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18 When you saw a thief, you (A)consented[a] with him,
And have been a (B)partaker with adulterers.
19 You give your mouth to evil,
And (C)your tongue frames deceit.
20 You sit and speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.
21 These things you have done, and I kept silent;
(D)You thought that I was altogether like you;
But I will rebuke you,
And (E)set them in order before your eyes.

22 “Now consider this, you who (F)forget God,
Lest I tear you in pieces,
And there be none to deliver:

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  1. Psalm 50:18 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. ran

18 When you see a thief, you join(A) with him;
    you throw in your lot with adulterers.(B)
19 You use your mouth for evil
    and harness your tongue to deceit.(C)
20 You sit and testify against your brother(D)
    and slander your own mother’s son.
21 When you did these things and I kept silent,(E)
    you thought I was exactly[a] like you.
But I now arraign(F) you
    and set my accusations(G) before you.

22 “Consider this, you who forget God,(H)
    or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:(I)

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  1. Psalm 50:21 Or thought the ‘I am’ was

17 Then He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, (A)‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a (B)‘den of thieves.’

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17 And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’[a]?(A) But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’[b](B)

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  1. Mark 11:17 Isaiah 56:7
  2. Mark 11:17 Jer. 7:11

32 He who disdains instruction despises his own soul,
But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.

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32 Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,(A)
    but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.(B)

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32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman (A)lacks understanding;
He who does so destroys his own soul.

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32 But a man who commits adultery(A) has no sense;(B)
    whoever does so destroys himself.

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The [a]wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.

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  1. Proverbs 20:2 Lit. fear or terror, produced by the king’s wrath

A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion;(A)
    those who anger him forfeit their lives.(B)

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And he said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, and on which you (A)put a curse, even saying it in my ears—here is the silver with me; I took it.”

And his mother said, (B)May you be blessed by the Lord, my son!”

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said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels[a] of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have that silver with me; I took it.”

Then his mother said, “The Lord bless you,(A) my son!”

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  1. Judges 17:2 That is, about 28 pounds or about 13 kilograms