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Ecclesiastes 9:12
No one knows when trouble will come to them. Fish are caught in nets. Birds are taken in traps. And people are trapped by hard times that come when they don’t expect them.
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Psalms 11:6
He will pour out flaming coals and burning sulfur on those who do what is wrong. A hot and dry wind will destroy them.
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Job 18:7-10
They walk more slowly than they used to. Their own evil plans make them fall.Their feet take them into a net. They wander right into it.A trap grabs hold of their heels. It refuses to let them go.A trap lies in their path. A rope to catch them is hidden on the ground.
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2 Timothy 2 26
Maybe they will come to their senses. Maybe they will escape the devil’s trap. He has taken them as prisoners to do what he wanted.
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Psalms 118:15
Shouts of joy ring out in the tents of godly people. They praise him for his help in battle. They shout,“ The Lord’ s powerful right hand has done mighty things!
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Exodus 15:1
Here is the song that Moses and the people of Israel sang to the Lord. They said,“ I will sing to the Lord. He is greatly honored. He has thrown Pharaoh’s horses and chariot drivers into the Red Sea.
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Psalms 97:11
Good things come to those who do what is right. Joy comes to those whose hearts are honest.
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Romans 5:2-3
Through faith in Jesus we have received God’s grace. In that grace we stand. We are full of joy because we expect to share in God’s glory.And that’s not all. We are full of joy even when we suffer. We know that our suffering gives us the strength to go on.
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1 Peter 1 8
Even though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not see him now, you believe in him. You are filled with a glorious joy that can’t be put into words.
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Proverbs 12:13
Those who do evil are trapped by their sinful talk. But those who have done no wrong escape trouble.
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Isaiah 8:14-15
Then the Lord will be a holy place of safety for you. But that’s not true for many people in Israel and Judah. He will be a stone that causes them to trip. He will be a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare.Many of them will trip. They will fall and be broken. They will be trapped and captured.”
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James 1:2
My brothers and sisters, you will face all kinds of trouble. When you do, think of it as pure joy.
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Psalms 132:16
I will put salvation on its priests as if it were their clothes. God’s faithful people will always sing for joy.
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Proverbs 5:22
Sinners are trapped by their own evil acts. They are held tight by the ropes of their sins.
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1 John 1 4
We are writing this to make our joy complete.
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Proverbs 11:5-6
The ways of honest people are made straight because they do what is right. But those who do what is wrong are brought down by their own sins.Godly people are saved by doing what is right. But those who aren’t faithful are trapped by evil longings.