Psalm 50:21
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21 While you did all this, I remained silent,
and you thought I didn’t care.
But now I will rebuke you,
listing all my charges against you.
Romans 2:4-5
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4 Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?
5 But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
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Isaiah 57:11
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11 “Are you afraid of these idols?
Do they terrify you?
Is that why you have lied to me
and forgotten me and my words?
Is it because of my long silence
that you no longer fear me?
Proverbs 29:1
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29 Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism
will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery.
Psalm 94:7-11
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7 “The Lord isn’t looking,” they say,
“and besides, the God of Israel[a] doesn’t care.”
8 Think again, you fools!
When will you finally catch on?
9 Is he deaf—the one who made your ears?
Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes?
10 He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you?
He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing?
11 The Lord knows people’s thoughts;
he knows they are worthless!
1 Corinthians 4:5
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5 So don’t make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due.
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Isaiah 42:14
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14 He will say, “I have long been silent;
yes, I have restrained myself.
But now, like a woman in labor,
I will cry and groan and pant.
Ecclesiastes 12:14
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14 God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.
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Ecclesiastes 8:11-12
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11 When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong. 12 But even though a person sins a hundred times and still lives a long time, I know that those who fear God will be better off.
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Psalm 90:8
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8 You spread out our sins before you—
our secret sins—and you see them all.
Psalm 50:3
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3 Our God approaches,
and he is not silent.
Fire devours everything in his way,
and a great storm rages around him.
Amos 8:7
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7 Now the Lord has sworn this oath
by his own name, the Pride of Israel[a]:
“I will never forget
the wicked things you have done!
Psalm 73:11
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11 “What does God know?” they ask.
“Does the Most High even know what’s happening?”
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