Proverbs 19:10
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10 (A)It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less for (B)a slave to rule over princes.
Proverbs 26:1
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James 4:9
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9 (A)Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
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Luke 16:23
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23 and in (A)Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and (B)saw Abraham far off and Lazarus (C)at his side.
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Luke 16:19
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was clothed in (A)purple and fine linen and (B)who feasted sumptuously every day.
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Amos 6:3-6
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4 “Woe to those (C)who lie on (D)beds of ivory
(E)and stretch themselves out on their couches,
and eat lambs from the flock
(F)and calves from the midst of the stall,
5 (G)who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp
and like David (H)invent for themselves instruments of music,
6 (I)who drink wine in bowls
and (J)anoint themselves with the finest oils,
but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
Hosea 9:1
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The Lord Will Punish Israel
9 Rejoice not, O Israel!
Exult not like the peoples;
(A)for you have played the whore, forsaking your God.
(B)You have loved a prostitute's wages
on all threshing floors.
Hosea 7:3-5
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3 By their evil (A)they make (B)the king glad,
and the princes by their treachery.
4 (C)They are all adulterers;
they are like a heated oven
whose baker ceases to stir the fire,
from the kneading of the dough
until it is leavened.
5 On the day of (D)our king, the princes
became sick with the heat of wine;
he stretched out his hand with mockers.
Isaiah 22:12-14
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12 In that day (A)the Lord God of hosts
called for weeping and mourning,
for (B)baldness and (C)wearing sackcloth;
13 and behold, joy and gladness,
killing oxen and slaughtering sheep,
eating flesh and drinking wine.
(D)“Let us eat and drink,
for tomorrow we die.”
14 The Lord of hosts (E)has revealed himself in my ears:
“Surely (F)this iniquity will not be atoned for you (G)until you die,”
says the Lord God of hosts.
Isaiah 5:11-12
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11 Woe to those who (A)rise early in the morning,
that they may run after strong drink,
who tarry late into the evening
as wine inflames them!
12 (B)They have lyre and harp,
tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,
(C)but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord,
or see the work of his hands.
Isaiah 3:5
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5 (A)And the people will oppress one another,
every one his fellow
and every one his neighbor;
the youth will be insolent to the elder,
and the despised to the honorable.
Ecclesiastes 10:5-7
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5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were (A)an error proceeding from the ruler: 6 (B)folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place. 7 (C)I have seen slaves (D)on horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves.
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Proverbs 17:7
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Esther 3:15
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15 (A)The couriers went out hurriedly by order of the king, and the decree was issued in Susa the citadel. And the king and Haman sat down to drink, (B)but the city of Susa was thrown into confusion.
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2 Samuel 3:39
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39 And I was gentle today, though anointed king. (A)These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are more severe than I. (B)The Lord repay the evildoer according to his wickedness!”
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2 Samuel 3:24-25
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24 Then Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you. Why is it that you have sent him away, so that he is gone? 25 You know that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive you and to know (A)your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you are doing.”
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1 Samuel 25:36
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36 And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, (A)he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart (B)was merry within him, for he was very drunk. So she told him nothing (C)at all until the morning light.
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