Psalm 119:69
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69 Arrogant people smear me with lies,
but in truth I obey your commandments with all my heart.
Job 13:4
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4 As for you, you smear me with lies.
As physicians, you are worthless quacks.
Matthew 5:11-12
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11 “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. 12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.
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Matthew 26:59-68
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59 Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council[a] were trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so they could put him to death. 60 But even though they found many who agreed to give false witness, they could not use anyone’s testimony. Finally, two men came forward 61 who declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Well, aren’t you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?” 63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to him, “I demand in the name of the living God—tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”
64 Jesus replied, “You have said it. And in the future you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God’s right hand[b] and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[c]
65 Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, “Blasphemy! Why do we need other witnesses? You have all heard his blasphemy. 66 What is your verdict?”
“Guilty!” they shouted. “He deserves to die!”
67 Then they began to spit in Jesus’ face and beat him with their fists. And some slapped him, 68 jeering, “Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Who hit you that time?”
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Psalm 119:157
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157 Many persecute and trouble me,
yet I have not swerved from your laws.
Psalm 109:2-3
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2 while the wicked slander me
and tell lies about me.
3 They surround me with hateful words
and fight against me for no reason.
James 1:8
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8 Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.
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Acts 24:13
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13 These men cannot prove the things they accuse me of doing.
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Acts 24:5
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5 We have found this man to be a troublemaker who is constantly stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the cult known as the Nazarenes.
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Matthew 6:24
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24 “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
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Psalm 119:34
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34 Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions;
I will put them into practice with all my heart.
Jeremiah 43:2-3
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2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the other proud men said to Jeremiah, “You lie! The Lord our God hasn’t forbidden us to go to Egypt! 3 Baruch son of Neriah has convinced you to say this, because he wants us to stay here and be killed by the Babylonians[a] or be carried off into exile.”
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- 43:3 Or Chaldeans.
Psalm 119:58
New Living Translation
58 With all my heart I want your blessings.
Be merciful as you promised.
Psalm 119:51
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51 The proud hold me in utter contempt,
but I do not turn away from your instructions.
Psalm 35:11
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11 Malicious witnesses testify against me.
They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.
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