Proverbs 22:3
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3 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself,
But the simple pass on and are (A)punished.
Proverbs 27:12
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12 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;
The simple pass on and are (A)punished.
Proverbs 14:16
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16 (A)A wise man fears and departs from evil,
But a fool rages and is self-confident.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-6
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2 For you yourselves know perfectly that (A)the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then (B)sudden destruction comes upon them, (C)as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 4 (D)But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. 5 You are all (E)sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. 6 (F)Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but (G)let us watch and be [a]sober.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:6 self-controlled
Proverbs 29:1
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Happy Is He Who Keeps the Law
29 He(A) who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck,
Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Hebrews 11:7
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7 By faith (A)Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, (B)prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of (C)the righteousness which is according to faith.
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Isaiah 26:20-21
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Take Refuge from the Coming Judgment
20 Come, my people, (A)enter your chambers,
And shut your doors behind you;
Hide yourself, as it were, (B)for a little moment,
Until the indignation is past.
21 For behold, the Lord (C)comes out of His place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;
The earth will also disclose her [a]blood,
And will no more cover her slain.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 26:21 Or bloodshed
Proverbs 7:7
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7 And saw among the simple,
I perceived among the [a]youths,
A young man (A)devoid[b] of understanding,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:7 Lit. sons
- Proverbs 7:7 lacking
Hebrews 6:18
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18 that by two [a]immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to (A)lie, we [b]might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope (B)set before us.
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- Hebrews 6:18 unchangeable
- Hebrews 6:18 M omits might
Matthew 24:15-18
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The Great Tribulation(A)
15 (B)“Therefore when you see the (C)‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (D)(whoever reads, let him understand), 16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.
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Proverbs 9:16-18
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16 “Whoever(A) is [a]simple, let him turn in here”;
And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
17 “Stolen(B) water is sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that (C)the dead are there,
That her guests are in the depths of [b]hell.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:16 naive
- Proverbs 9:18 Or Sheol
Proverbs 7:22-23
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22 Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or [a]as a fool to the correction of the [b]stocks,
23 Till an arrow struck his liver.
(A)As a bird hastens to the snare,
He did not know it [c]would cost his life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:22 LXX, Syr., Tg. as a dog to bonds; Vg. as a lamb . . . to bonds
- Proverbs 7:22 shackles
- Proverbs 7:23 Lit. is for
Exodus 9:20-21
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20 He who (A)feared the word of the Lord among the (B)servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his livestock flee to the houses. 21 But he who did not regard the word of the Lord left his servants and his livestock in the field.
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