Proverbs 28:10
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10 Those who mislead the upright into evil ways
will fall into pits of their own making,
but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.(A)
Proverbs 26:27
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27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and a stone will come back on the one who starts it rolling.(A)
Matthew 6:33
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33 But seek first the kingdom of God[a] and his[b] righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(A)
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Psalm 37:25-26
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25 I have been young and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.(A)
26 They are ever giving liberally and lending,
and their children become a blessing.(B)
Galatians 2:4
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4 But because of false brothers and sisters secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might enslave us(A)—
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Proverbs 15:6
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6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.
Revelation 2:14
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14 But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel, so that they would eat food sacrificed to idols and engage in sexual immorality.[a](A)
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- 2.14 Or prostitution
2 Peter 2:18-20
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18 For they speak bombastic nonsense, and with debased[a] desires of the flesh they entice people who have just[b] escaped from those who live in error. 19 They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, for people are slaves to whatever masters them.(A) 20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the[c] Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overpowered, the last state has become worse for them than the first.(B)
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Galatians 3:1-4
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Law or Faith
3 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly exhibited as crucified!(A) 2 The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard?(B) 3 Are you so foolish? Having started with the Spirit, are you now ending with the flesh?(C) 4 Did you experience so much for nothing?—if it really was for nothing.(D)
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Galatians 1:8-9
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8 But even if we or an angel[a] from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let that one be accursed!(A) 9 As we have said before, so now I repeat, if anyone proclaims to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let that one be accursed!
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- 1.8 Or a messenger
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
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13 For such boasters are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.(A) 14 And no wonder! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. 15 So it is not strange if his ministers also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness. Their end will match their deeds.(B)
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2 Corinthians 11:3-4
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3 But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by its cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure[a] devotion to Christ.(A) 4 For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough.(B)
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- 11.3 Other ancient authorities lack and pure
Romans 16:17-18
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Final Instructions
17 I urge you, brothers and sisters, to keep an eye on those who create dissensions and hindrances, in opposition to the teaching that you have learned; avoid them.(A) 18 For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites,[a] and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.(B)
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- 16.18 Gk their own belly
Acts 13:8-10
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8 But the magician Elymas (for that is the translation of his name) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.(A) 9 But Saul, also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him(B) 10 and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?(C)
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Ecclesiastes 10:8
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8 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a snake.(A)
Proverbs 21:20
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- 21.20 Gk: Heb and oil
Proverbs 10:3
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3 The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.(A)
Psalm 37:11
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11 But the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.(A)
Psalm 9:15
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15 The nations have sunk in the pit that they made;
in the net that they hid has their own foot been caught.(A)
Psalm 7:15-16
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15 They make a pit, digging it out,
and fall into the hole that they have made.(A)
16 Their mischief returns upon their own heads,
and on their own heads their violence descends.(B)
1 Samuel 26:19
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19 Now, therefore, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who has stirred you up against me, may he accept an offering, but if it is mortals, may they be cursed before the Lord, for they have driven me out today from my share in the heritage of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’(A)
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Deuteronomy 7:12-14
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Blessings for Obedience
12 “If you heed these ordinances by diligently observing them, the Lord your God will maintain with you the covenant loyalty that he swore to your ancestors;(A) 13 he will love you, bless you, and multiply you; he will bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the issue of your flock, in the land that he swore to your ancestors to give you.(B) 14 You shall be the most blessed of peoples, with neither sterility nor barrenness among you or your livestock.(C)
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Numbers 31:15-16
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15 Moses said to them, “Have you allowed all the women to live? 16 These women here, on Balaam’s advice, made the Israelites act treacherously against the Lord in the affair of Peor, so that the plague came among the congregation of the Lord.(A)
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