For he flatters himself in his own eyes,
When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates.

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In their own eyes they flatter themselves
    too much to detect or hate their sin.(A)

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19 and so it may not happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, ‘I shall have peace, even though I [a]follow the (A)dictates of my heart’—(B)as though the drunkard could be included with the sober.

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  1. Deuteronomy 29:19 walk in the stubbornness or imagination

19 When such a person hears the words of this oath and they invoke a blessing(A) on themselves, thinking, “I will be safe, even though I persist in going my own way,”(B) they will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.

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18 Though while he lives (A)he blesses himself
(For men will praise you when you do well for yourself),

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18 Though while they live they count themselves blessed—(A)
    and people praise you when you prosper—

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For the wicked (A)boasts of his heart’s desire;
[a]He (B)blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.

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  1. Psalm 10:3 Or The greedy man curses and spurns the Lord

He boasts(A) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.(B)

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I was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.

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Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.

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All Have Sinned(A)

What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that (B)they are all under sin.

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No One Is Righteous

What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage?(A) Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.(B)

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The Law, the Prophets, and the Kingdom

14 Now the Pharisees, (A)who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they [a]derided Him. 15 And He said to them, “You are those who (B)justify yourselves (C)before men, but (D)God knows your hearts. For (E)what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

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  1. Luke 16:14 Lit. turned up their nose at

14 The Pharisees, who loved money,(A) heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.(B) 15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves(C) in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts.(D) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.

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29 But he, wanting to (A)justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

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29 But he wanted to justify himself,(A) so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

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“A cunning [a]Canaanite!
(A)Deceitful scales are in his hand;
He loves to oppress.
And Ephraim said,
(B)‘Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors
They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’

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  1. Hosea 12:7 Or merchant

The merchant uses dishonest scales(A)
    and loves to defraud.
Ephraim boasts,(B)
    “I am very rich; I have become wealthy.(C)
With all my wealth they will not find in me
    any iniquity or sin.”

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“The (A)heart is deceitful above all things,
And [a]desperately wicked;
Who can know it?

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  1. Jeremiah 17:9 Or incurably sick

The heart(A) is deceitful above all things
    and beyond cure.
    Who can understand it?

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34 Also on your skirts is found
(A)The blood of the lives of the poor innocents.
I have not found it by [a]secret search,
But plainly on all these things.
35 (B)Yet you say, ‘Because I am innocent,
Surely His anger shall turn from me.’
Behold, (C)I will plead My case against you,
(D)Because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’

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  1. Jeremiah 2:34 digging

34 On your clothes is found
    the lifeblood(A) of the innocent poor,
    though you did not catch them breaking in.(B)
Yet in spite of all this
35     you say, ‘I am innocent;(C)
    he is not angry with me.’
But I will pass judgment(D) on you
    because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’(E)

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23 “How(A) can you say, ‘I am not [a]polluted,
I have not gone after the Baals’?
See your way in the valley;
Know what you have done:
You are a swift dromedary breaking loose in her ways,

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  1. Jeremiah 2:23 defiled

23 “How can you say, ‘I am not defiled;(A)
    I have not run after the Baals’?(B)
See how you behaved in the valley;(C)
    consider what you have done.
You are a swift she-camel
    running(D) here and there,

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13 So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had [a]committed against the Lord, (A)because he did not keep the word of the Lord, and also because (B)he consulted a medium for guidance. 14 But he did not inquire of the Lord; therefore He killed him, and (C)turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 10:13 Lit. transgressed

13 Saul died(A) because he was unfaithful(B) to the Lord; he did not keep(C) the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium(D) for guidance, 14 and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned(E) the kingdom(F) over to David son of Jesse.

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