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1 Samuel 24 13
People say,‘ Evil acts come from those who do evil.’ So I won’t do anything to hurt you.
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Proverbs 11:24-26
One person gives freely but gets even richer. Another person doesn’t give what they should but gets even poorer.Anyone who gives a lot will succeed. Anyone who renews others will be renewed.People ask for bad things to happen to those who store up grain for themselves. But people ask for God’s blessing on those who are willing to sell.
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Isaiah 3:15
What do you mean by crushing my people? Why are you grinding the faces of the poor into the dirt?” announces the Lord. He is the Lord who rules over all.
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Isaiah 9:17
The Lord will not be pleased with the young men. He won’t take pity on widows and on children whose fathers have died. All of them are ungodly and evil. They say foolish things with their mouths. Even then, the Lord is still angry. His hand is still raised against them.
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Psalms 58:1-2
Are you rulers really fair when you speak? Do you judge people honestly?No, in your hearts you plan to be unfair. With your hands you do terrible things on the earth.
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Job 24:2-16
People move their neighbor’s boundary stones. They steal their neighbor’s flocks.They take away the donkeys that belong to children whose fathers have died. They take a widow’s ox until she has paid what she owes.They push those who are needy out of their way. They force all the poor people in the land to go into hiding.The poor are like wild donkeys in the desert. They have to go around looking for food. The dry and empty land provides the only food for their children.The poor go to the fields and get a little grain. They gather up what is left in the vineyards of sinners.The poor don’t have any clothes. So they spend the night naked. They don’t have anything to cover themselves in the cold.They are soaked by mountain rains. They hug the rocks because they don’t have anything to keep them warm.Children whose fathers have died are torn away from their mothers. A poor person’s baby is taken away to pay back what is owed.The poor don’t have any clothes. They go around naked. They carry bundles of grain, but they still go hungry.They work very hard as they crush olives. They stomp on grapes in winepresses, but they are still thirsty.The groans of those who are dying are heard from the city. Those who are wounded cry out for help. But God doesn’t charge anyone with doing what is wrong.“ Some people hate it when daylight comes. In the daytime they never walk outside.When daylight is gone, murderers get up. They kill poor people and those who are in need. In the night they sneak around like robbers.Those who commit adultery wait until the sun goes down. They think,‘ No one will see us.’ They keep their faces hidden.In the dark, thieves break into houses. But by day they shut themselves in. They don’t want anything to do with the light.
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Micah 2:1-2
How terrible it will be for those who plan to harm others! How terrible for those who make evil plans before they even get out of bed! As soon as daylight comes, they carry out their plans. That’s because they have the power to do it.If they want fields or houses, they take them. They cheat people out of their homes. They rob them of their property.
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Jeremiah 13:23
Can people from Ethiopia change their skin? Can leopards change their spots? It’s the same with you. You have always done what is evil. So how can you do what is good?
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Proverbs 19:3
A person’s own foolish acts destroy their life. But their heart is angry with the Lord.
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Amos 8:6
You buy poor people to make slaves out of them. You buy those who are in need for a mere pair of sandals. You even sell the worthless parts of your wheat.
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James 1:27
Here are the beliefs and way of life that God our Father accepts as pure and without fault. When widows are in trouble, take care of them. Do the same for children who have no parents. And don’t let the world make you impure.
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Amos 2:6-7
The Lord says,“ The people of Israel have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They sell into slavery those who have done no wrong. They trade needy people for a mere pair of sandals.They grind the heads of the poor into the dust of the ground. They refuse to be fair to those who are crushed. A father and his son have sex with the same girl. They treat my name as if it were not holy.
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Matthew 15:19
Evil thoughts come out of a person’s heart. So do murder, adultery, and other sexual sins. And so do stealing, false witness, and telling lies about others.
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Matthew 12:34-36
You nest of poisonous snakes! How can you who are evil say anything good? Your mouths say everything that is in your hearts.A good man says good things. These come from the good that is stored up inside him. An evil man says evil things. These come from the evil that is stored up inside him.But here is what I tell you. On judgment day, everyone will have to account for every empty word they have spoken.
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Acts 5:3-4
Then Peter said,“ Ananias, why did you let Satan fill your heart? He made you lie to the Holy Spirit. You have kept some of the money you received for the land.Didn’t the land belong to you before it was sold? After it was sold, you could have used the money as you wished. What made you think of doing such a thing? You haven’t lied just to people. You’ve also lied to God.”
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Micah 3:1-3
Then I said,“ Listen, you leaders of Jacob’s people! Pay attention, you rulers of Israel! You should want to judge others fairly.But you hate what is good. And you love what is evil. You are like someone who tears the skin off my people. You pull the meat off their bones.You eat my people’s bodies. You strip off their skin. You break their bones in pieces. You chop them up like meat. You put them in a cooking pot.”
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Acts 8:21-22
You have no part or share in this holy work. Your heart is not right with God.Turn away from this evil sin of yours. Pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.
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Hosea 7:6-7
Their hearts are as hot as an oven. They make evil plans to get rid of him. Their anger burns like a slow fire all night. In the morning it blazes out like a flaming fire.All of them are as hot as an oven. They destroy their rulers. All their kings fall from power. But none of them calls on the Lord for help.
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James 1:14-15
But each person is tempted by their own evil desires. These desires lead them on and drag them away.When these desires are allowed to remain, they lead to sin. And when sin is allowed to remain and grow, it leads to death.
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1 Samuel 25 10-1 Samuel 25 11
Nabal answered David’s servants,“ Who is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants are running away from their masters these days.Why should I give away my bread and water? Why should I give away the meat I’ve prepared for those who clip the wool off my sheep? Why should I give food to men who come from who knows where?”
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Job 22:5-9
Haven’t you done many evil things? Don’t you sin again and again?You took clothes away from your relatives just because they owed you some money. You left them naked for no reason at all.You didn’t give any water to people who were tired. You held food back from those who were hungry.You did it even though you were honored and powerful. You owned land and lived on it.But you sent widows away without anything. You mistreated children whose fathers had died.
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James 3:5-6
In the same way, the tongue is a small part of a person’s body. But it talks big. Think about how a small spark can set a big forest on fire.The tongue is also a fire. The tongue is the most evil part of the body. It makes the whole body impure. It sets a person’s whole way of life on fire. And the tongue itself is set on fire by hell.
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Matthew 23:13
“ How terrible it will be for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter. And you will not let those enter who are trying to.
