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Malachi 3:18
Then once more you will see that I make a distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between the one who serves God and the one who does not.
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Ecclesiastes 2:14-16
The wise man can see where he is going, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate happens to them both.So I thought to myself,“ The fate of the fool will happen even to me! Then what did I gain by becoming so excessively wise?” So I lamented to myself,“ The benefits of wisdom are ultimately meaningless!”For the wise man, like the fool, will not be remembered for very long, because in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten. Alas, the wise man dies– just like the fool!
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Job 9:22
“ It is all one! That is why I say,‘ He destroys the blameless and the guilty.’
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Malachi 3:5
“ I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the LORD who rules over all.
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Psalms 73:3
For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.
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Joshua 2:17-20
The men said to her,“ We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met:When we invade the land, tie this red rope in the window through which you let us down, and gather together in your house your father, mother, brothers, and all who live in your father’s house.Anyone who leaves your house will be responsible for his own death– we are innocent in that case! But if anyone with you in the house is harmed, we will be responsible.If you should report what we’ve been up to, we are not bound by this oath you made us swear.”
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Ecclesiastes 7:18
It is best to take hold of one warning without letting go of the other warning; for the one who fears God will follow both warnings.
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Ecclesiastes 8:12-14
Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and still live a long time, yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people– for they stand in fear before him.But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.Here is another enigma that occurs on earth: Sometimes there are righteous people who get what the wicked deserve, and sometimes there are wicked people who get what the righteous deserve. I said,“ This also is an enigma.”
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Ecclesiastes 2:26
For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth– only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile– like chasing the wind!
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Ecclesiastes 7:2
It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.
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Zechariah 5:3-4
The speaker went on to say,“ This is a curse traveling across the whole earth. For example, according to the curse whoever steals will be removed from the community; or on the other hand( according to the curse) whoever swears falsely will suffer the same fate.”“ I will send it out,” says the LORD who rules over all,“ and it will enter the house of the thief and of the person who swears falsely in my name. It will land in the middle of his house and destroy both timber and stones.”
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Job 21:7-34
“ Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?Their children are firmly established in their presence, their offspring before their eyes.Their houses are safe and without fear; and no rod of punishment from God is upon them.Their bulls breed without fail; their cows calve and do not miscarry.They allow their children to run like a flock; their little ones dance about.They sing to the accompaniment of tambourine and harp, and make merry to the sound of the flute.They live out their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.So they say to God,‘ Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways.Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to pray to him?’But their prosperity is not their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!“ How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?How often are they like straw before the wind, and like chaff swept away by a whirlwind?You may say,‘ God stores up a man’s punishment for his children!’ Instead let him repay the man himself so that he may know it!Let his own eyes see his destruction; let him drink of the anger of the Almighty.For what is his interest in his home after his death, when the number of his months has been broken off?Can anyone teach God knowledge, since he judges those that are on high?“ One man dies in his full vigor, completely secure and prosperous,his body well nourished, and the marrow of his bones moist.And another man dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted anything good.Together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover over them both.“ Yes, I know what you are thinking, the schemes by which you would wrong me.For you say,‘ Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked lived?’Have you never questioned those who travel the roads? Do you not recognize their accounts–that the evil man is spared from the day of his misfortune, that he is delivered from the day of God’s wrath?No one denounces his conduct to his face; no one repays him for what he has done.And when he is carried to the tombs, and watch is kept over the funeral mound,The clods of the torrent valley are sweet to him; behind him everybody follows in procession, and before him goes a countless throng.So how can you console me with your futile words? Nothing is left of your answers but deception!”
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Ezekiel 17:18-19
He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note– he gave his promise and did all these things– he will not escape!“‘ Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, I will certainly repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant!
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Genesis 24:3
so that I may make you solemnly promise by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living.
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Ecclesiastes 6:6
if he should live a thousand years twice, yet does not enjoy his prosperity. For both of them die!
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Malachi 3:15
So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God escape!’”
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Genesis 24:8-9
But if the woman is not willing to come back with you, you will be free from this oath of mine. But you must not take my son back there!”So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes.
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1 Samuel 14 26
When the army entered the forest, they saw the honey flowing, but no one ate any of it, for the army was afraid of the oath.