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Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
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Matthew 26:4
and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
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2 Corinthians 4 2
Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
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1 Corinthians 4 5
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.
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Psalms 139:23
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
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Matthew 2:3-8
When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.“ In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied,“ for this is what the prophet has written:“‘ But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.He sent them to Bethlehem and said,“ Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
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Jeremiah 4:14
Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?
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Psalms 12:2-3
Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.May the Lord silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—
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Psalms 41:6-7
When one of them comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it around.All my enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst for me, saying,
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Psalms 36:2-4
In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong.
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Psalms 119:15
I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.
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Psalms 140:1-3
Rescue me, Lord, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.
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Matthew 2:16
When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.
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Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
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Proverbs 24:9
The schemes of folly are sin, and people detest a mocker.
