Psalm 73:17
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17 until I went into the sanctuary of God;
then I perceived their end.(A)
Luke 12:20
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20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’(A)
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Psalm 27:4
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4 One thing I asked of the Lord;
this I seek:
to live in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in his temple.(A)
Ecclesiastes 8:12-13
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12 Though sinners do evil a hundred times and prolong their lives, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they stand in fear before him,(A) 13 but it will not be well with the wicked, neither will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.(B)
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Psalm 77:13
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13 Your way, O God, is holy.
What god is so great as our God?(A)
Psalm 37:37-38
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37 Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
for there is posterity for the peaceable.(A)
38 But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
the posterity of the wicked shall be cut off.(B)
Psalm 119:24
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24 Your decrees are my delight;
they are my counselors.(A)
Psalm 63:2
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2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.(A)
Jeremiah 5:31
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31 the prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests rule as the prophets direct;[a]
my people love to have it so,
but what will you do when the end comes?(A)
Footnotes
- 5.31 Or rule by their own authority
Psalm 119:130
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130 The unfolding of your words gives light;
it imparts understanding to the simple.(A)
Job 27:8
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8 For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts them off,
when God takes away their lives?(A)
Luke 16:22-23
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22 The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.[a] The rich man also died and was buried.(A) 23 In Hades, where he was being tormented, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side.[b](B)
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