155 Salvation is far from the wicked,
    for they do not seek out(A) your decrees.

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17 He came and preached peace(A) to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.(B) 18 For through him we both have access(C) to the Father(D) by one Spirit.(E)

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His children(A) are far from safety,(B)
    crushed in court(C) without a defender.(D)

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11     there is no one who understands;
    there is no one who seeks God.

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24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham,(A) have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’(B)

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19     creating praise on their lips.(A)
Peace, peace,(B) to those far and near,”(C)
    says the Lord. “And I will heal them.”

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12 Listen(A) to me, you stubborn-hearted,(B)
    you who are now far from my righteousness.(C)

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The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools[a] despise wisdom(B) and instruction.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

27 You save the humble(A)
    but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.(B)

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In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.(A)

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14 Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone!(A)
    We have no desire to know your ways.(B)
15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
    What would we gain by praying to him?’(C)

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