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Proverbs 1:20-21 New English Translation
Warning against Disregarding Wisdom
20 Wisdom calls out in the street,
Romans 7:6 New English Translation (NET Bible)
6 But now we have been released from the law, because we have died to what controlled us,
Proverbs 26:11 New English Translation (NET Bible)
11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit,so a fool repeats his folly.
1 Chronicles 21:24 New English Translation (NET Bible)
24 King David replied to Ornan, “No, I insist on buying it for top price.
Romans 9:18 New English Translation (NET Bible)
18 So then, God has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden.
Galatians 6:3
3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
Flesh, religion and ...
Satire
Romans 13:9
9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,”
Titus 1:15
15 To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.
Job 15:34
34 For the company of hypocrites will be barren,And fire will consume the tents of bribery.
Compromise
Galatians 5:7-8
Love Fulfills the Law
7 You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
Proverbs 28:21
21 To show partiality is not good,Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
Reality
Job 17:9
9 But the righteous man holds to his way,and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
Galatians 5:24
24 Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions
and desires.
Luke 1:53
53 He has filled the hungry with good things,And the rich He has sent away empty.
Proverbs 19:3
3 The foolishness of a man twists his way,And his heart frets against the Lord.
Fool-proof
Philippians 2:3
3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit,
Genesis 28:11-12 New English Translation (NET Bible)
11 He reached a certain place where he decided to camp because the sun had gone down.
Ecclesiastes 1:3
3 What benefit do people get from all the effortwhich they expend on earth?
Action and …
Ecclesiastes 9:13
13 This is what I also observed about wisdom on earth,and it is a great burden to me:
Mark 10:31 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
Issues
Issues of the day ... what do you say?
Ecclesiastes 4:5
5 The fool folds his hands and does no work,so he has nothing to eat but his own flesh.
Satire
Job 20:21
21 “Nothing is left for him to devour;that is why his prosperity does not last.
Got it … Satire
James 1:25
25 But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there,
1 Corinthians 8:9
9 But be careful that this liberty of yours does not
become a hindrance to the weak.
Luke 11:44
44 Woe to you! You are like unmarked graves,
and people walk over them without realizing it!”
Proverbs 12:19
19 The one who tells the truth will endure forever,but the one who lies will last only for a moment.
Mark 12:15
15 Shall we pay, or shall we not pay?”
But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them,
Appreciation for self
Galatians 3:3 New English Translation (NET Bible)
3 Are you so foolish? Although you began with the Spirit,
Job 36:17
17 But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked,judgment and justice take hold of you.
Satire
Job 35:8
8 Your wickedness affects only a person like yourself,and your righteousness only other people.
Foretaste … aftertaste … and me
Job 6:6 New English Translation (NET Bible)
Job 28:28
28 And He said to mankind,‘The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Isaiah 60:1 Zion’s Future Splendor
“Arise! Shine! For Your light arrives!
The splendor of the Lord shines on you!
James 2:6
6 But you have dishonored the poor!
Are not the rich oppressing you and
dragging you into the courts?
Psalm 37:18 New English Translation (NET Bible)
18 The Lord watches over the innocent day by dayand they possess a permanent inheritance.
Jude 18
18 They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers
whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires.
Mat 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Job 3:20
20 “Why does God give light to one who is in misery,and life to those whose soul is bitter,
Expectation
Ephesians 4:1717 With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused.
Confused
Ezekiel 3:1717 “Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel.
Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must give them a warning from Me.
Watchman
Romans 7:13-15
13 Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Absolutely not!
Mark 6:8 )
8 He told them to take nothing for their journey except a walking stick—
no food, no traveler’s bag, no money.
Romans 12:1
Consecration of the Believer’s Life
12 Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God,
Proverbs 28:12
12 When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory,but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.
Luke 6:39
39 He also told them a parable: “Someone who is blind cannot lead another
1 Peter 1:18
18 For you know that God paid a ransom to save you
from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors.
2 Timothy 2:16-17 New English Translation (NET Bible)
16 But avoid profane chatter, because those occupied with it
Job 15:2
2 “A wise man wouldn’t answer with such empty talk! You are nothing but a windbag.
Proverbs 17:28
James 3:16
16 For where there is jealousy and selfishness,
there is disorder and every evil practice.
Philippians 2:3
3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others.
Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.
Isaiah 40:17
17 The nations of the world are worth nothing to Him. In His Eyes they count for less than nothing— mere emptiness and froth.
Proverbs 27:17
17 As iron sharpens iron,So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Satire
Free … Really
Satire
I won a free ticket … Let us celebrate
I can choose where to go if I pay the difference
Matthew 16:24-26
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If any of you wants to be My follower,
1 Timothy 4:1-24 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,
Ecclesiastes 8:9
9 All this I have seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun:
Mat 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child,
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven
Proverbs 30:33
33 For as the churning of milk produces butter,
And wringing the nose produces blood,So the forcing of wrath produces strife.
Satire
Galatians 5:7
7 You were running well; who prevented you from obeying the truth?
When truth is just a word
Proverbs 26:2
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
Job 31:4-7
4 Doesn’t he see everything I do
and every step I take?
5 “Have I lied to anyone
or deceived anyone?
Ecc 1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
Proverbs 24:25 New Living Translation (NLT)
25 But it will go well for those who convict the guilty; rich blessings will be showered on them.
