Psalm 18:26
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26 with the pure you show yourself pure;
and with the crooked you show yourself shrewd.(A)
Proverbs 3:34
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34 Toward the scorners he is scornful,
but to the humble he shows favor.(A)
Leviticus 26:23-24
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23 “If in spite of these punishments you have not turned back to me but continue hostile to me,(A) 24 then I, too, will continue hostile to you: I myself will strike you sevenfold for your sins.(B)
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James 2:13
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13 For judgment will be without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.(A)
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Psalm 109:17-19
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17 He loved to curse; let curses come on him.
He did not like blessing; may it be far from him.(A)
18 He clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
may it soak into his body like water,
like oil into his bones.(B)
19 May it be like a garment that he wraps around himself,
like a belt that he wears every day.”
Leviticus 26:27-28
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27 “But if, despite this, you disobey me and continue hostile to me, 28 I will continue hostile to you in fury; I in turn will punish you myself sevenfold for your sins.
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Romans 2:4-6
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4 Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not realize that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?(A) 5 But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.(B) 6 He will repay according to each one’s deeds:(C)
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Romans 2:9
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9 There will be affliction and distress for everyone who does evil, both the Jew first and the Greek,(A)
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