Psalm 125:5
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5 But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O Lord.
Take them away with those who do evil.
May Israel have peace!
Proverbs 2:15
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15 Their actions are crooked,
and their ways are wrong.
Psalm 128:6
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6 May you live to enjoy your grandchildren.
May Israel have peace!
Isaiah 59:8
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8 They don’t know where to find peace
or what it means to be just and good.
They have mapped out crooked roads,
and no one who follows them knows a moment’s peace.
Psalm 40:4
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4 Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord,
who have no confidence in the proud
or in those who worship idols.
Galatians 6:16
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16 May God’s peace and mercy be upon all who live by this principle; they are the new people of God.[a]
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- 6:16 Greek this principle, and upon the Israel of God.
John 14:27
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27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.
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Matthew 7:23
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23 But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’
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Psalm 101:3
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3 I will refuse to look at
anything vile and vulgar.
I hate all who deal crookedly;
I will have nothing to do with them.
1 Peter 1:2
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2 God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ.
May God give you more and more grace and peace.
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Hebrews 10:38
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38 And my righteous ones will live by faith.[a]
But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.”[b]
Philippians 2:15
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15 so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.
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Matthew 24:48-51
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48 But what if the servant is evil and thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’ 49 and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk? 50 The master will return unannounced and unexpected, 51 and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Zephaniah 1:6
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6 And I will destroy those who used to worship me
but now no longer do.
They no longer ask for the Lord’s guidance
or seek my blessings.”
Hosea 2:18
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18 On that day I will make a covenant
with all the wild animals and the birds of the sky
and the animals that scurry along the ground
so they will not harm you.
I will remove all weapons of war from the land,
all swords and bows,
so you can live unafraid
in peace and safety.
Ezekiel 37:26
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26 And I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting covenant. I will give them their land and increase their numbers,[a] and I will put my Temple among them forever.
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- 37:26 Hebrew reads I will give them and increase their numbers; Greek version lacks the entire phrase.
Jeremiah 2:19
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19 Your wickedness will bring its own punishment.
Your turning from me will shame you.
You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is
to abandon the Lord your God and not to fear him.
I, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!
Isaiah 54:13
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13 I will teach all your children,
and they will enjoy great peace.
Isaiah 54:10
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10 For the mountains may move
and the hills disappear,
but even then my faithful love for you will remain.
My covenant of blessing will never be broken,”
says the Lord, who has mercy on you.
Proverbs 14:14
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14 Backsliders get what they deserve;
good people receive their reward.
Psalm 94:4
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4 How long will they speak with arrogance?
How long will these evil people boast?
Psalm 92:7
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7 Though the wicked sprout like weeds
and evildoers flourish,
they will be destroyed forever.
Job 23:11
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11 For I have stayed on God’s paths;
I have followed his ways and not turned aside.
1 Chronicles 10:13-14
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13 So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord. He failed to obey the Lord’s command, and he even consulted a medium 14 instead of asking the Lord for guidance. So the Lord killed him and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
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