The Sword of the Spirit
Let those who are experts at cursing— whose cursing could rouse Leviathan— curse that day. Job 3:8 (NLT)
This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words. 1 Corinthians 2:13 (NIV)
For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 (NLT)
In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6:16-17 (ESV)
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 (NIV)
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain. Exodus 20:7 (BSB)
“And now, you priests, this warning is for you. If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the LORD Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me." Malachi 2:1-2 (NIV)
Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch the people with fire. And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory. Apocalypse 16:8-9 (BSB)
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. James 3:9 (NIV)
How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced? Numbers 23:8 (NIV)
This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the LORD." Jeremiah 17:5 (NIV)
‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ Deuteronomy 27:19 (BSB)
‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ Deuteronomy 27:24 (BSB)
Wherever you go and whatever you do, you will be cursed. Deuteronomy 28:19 (NLT)
They commit adultery with their eyes, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lure unstable people into sin, and they are well trained in greed. They live under God’s curse. 2 Peter 2:14 (NLT)
Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees. Isaiah 10:1 (NIV)
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence. Psalm 101:7 (BSB)
Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God. 1 Corinthians 10:32 (NIV)
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own. 1 Corinthians 6:19 (NIV)
We know that anyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning. 1 John 5:18 (ESV)
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things and will bring to your remembrance all things that I have said to you. John 14:26 (ESV)
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 (ESV)
Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy. Romans 6:19 (NLT)
Each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor. 1 Thessalonians 4:4 (BSB)
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. Colossians 3:19 (NIV)
Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters. 1 Timothy 5:2 (NLT)
If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house. Deuteronomy 24:1 (NIV)
I am saying this for your benefit, not to place restrictions on you. I want you to do whatever will help you serve the Lord best, with as few distractions as possible. 1 Corinthians 7:35 (NLT)
This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister. 1 John 3:10 (NIV)
Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness? What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever? 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 (NLT)
Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God. 3 John 1:11 (NIV)
But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin. Mark 3:29 (BSB)
If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. Deuteronomy 24:19 (BSB)
The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance. Psalm 37:12 (NLT)
It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven. Revelation 13:6 (ESV)
What are worthless and wicked people like? They are constant liars. Proverbs 6:12 (NLT)
You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:12 (BSB)
Because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God. Romans 8:7-8 (BSB)
Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness. Matthew 23:28 (NLT)
A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. Proverbs 16:27 (BSB)
He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me. Nehemiah 6:13 (BSB)
Those who repay my good with evil lodge accusations against me, though I seek only to do what is good. Psalm 38:20 (NIV)
Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil. Romans 14:16 (NKJV)
Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread. Isaiah 8:12 (BSB)
Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threats. Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues. Psalm 10:7 (NLT)
A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue. Proverbs 17:4 (NIV)
The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just. Isaiah 32:7 (BSB)
If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. 1 John 2:4 (NLT)
Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. 1 John 4:20 (NIV)
A person who plans evil will get a reputation as a troublemaker. The schemes of a fool are sinful; everyone detests a mocker. Proverbs 24:8-9 (NLT)
Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man--of him who acts with excessive pride. Proverbs 21:24 (BSB)
They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. Psalm 73:8 (BSB)
“Woe to the rebellious children,” says the LORD, “Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, That they may add sin to sin." Isaiah 30:1 (NKJV)
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood. He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head. Psalm 7:14-16 (BSB)
With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord. Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery. Proverbs 6:14-15 (BSB)
The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him. Proverbs 5:22 (BSB)
"Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished," says the LORD. Jeremiah 8:12 (NIV)
See how these enemies insult you, LORD. A foolish nation has dishonored your name. Psalm 74:18 (NLT)
You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? Matthew 23:33 (NIV)
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. Psalm 27:13 (KJB)
Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked. Proverbs 24:19 (BSB)
The Righteous One knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked; he will bring disaster on them. Proverbs 21:12 (NLT)
"You have abandoned me and turned your back on me,” says the LORD. “Therefore, I will raise my fist to destroy you. I am tired of always giving you another chance." Jeremiah 15:6 (NLT)
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence. Psalm 140:11 (BSB)
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 (KJV)
Calamity is hungry for him; disaster is ready for him when he falls. Job 18:12 (NIV)
Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity? Job 31:3 (BSB)
Calamity will surely destroy the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be punished. Psalm 34:21 (NLT)
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.” Psalm 10:13 (BSB)
No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Luke 16:13 (NIV)
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:3-4 (BSB)
As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned. Titus 3:10-11 (ESV)
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. Ephesians 5:11 (ESV)
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. Proverbs 15:3 (ESV)
What sorrow awaits those who try to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their evil deeds in the dark! “The LORD can’t see us,” they say. “He doesn’t know what’s going on!” Isaiah 29:15 (NLT)
There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide. Job 34:22 (BSB)
Behemoth is the first of God's conquests. Its maker approaches it with his sword. Job 40:19 (GWT)
Wealth is treacherous, and the arrogant are never at rest. They open their mouths as wide as the grave, and like death, they are never satisfied. In their greed they have gathered up many nations and swallowed many peoples. Habakkuk 2:5 (NLT)
The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements. James 1:11 (NLT)
If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land. Job 12:15 (NIV)
The LORD rules over the floodwaters. The LORD reigns as king forever. Psalm 29:10 (NLT)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” Romans 12:19 (ESV)
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. Proverbs 8:13 (NIV)
Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. Galatians 6:7 (BSB)
For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. Isaiah 66:15 (BSB)
If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land. Job 12:15 (BSB)
It’s because of you that the heavens withhold the dew and the earth produces no crops. Haggai 1:10 (NLT)
Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy. Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. Ezekiel 7:7-8 (BSB)
Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here.” Ezekiel 8:9 (BSB)
One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife; another wickedly defiles his daughter-in-law; and yet another violates his sister, his own father’s daughter. Ezekiel 22:11 (BSB)
"You will bear the consequences of your lewdness and your abominations," declares the LORD. Ezekiel 16:58 (BSB)
"Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD. Jeremiah 6:15 (BSB)
He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.” Mark 7:20-23 (BSB)
You have abandoned me and turned your back on me,” says the LORD. “Therefore, I will raise my fist to destroy you. I am tired of always giving you another chance." Jeremiah 15:6 (NLT)
The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. Ezekiel 7:3 (BSB)
I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes the blow. Ezekiel 7:9 (BSB)
Amen.
This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words. 1 Corinthians 2:13 (NIV)
For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 (NLT)
In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6:16-17 (ESV)
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 (NIV)
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain. Exodus 20:7 (BSB)
“And now, you priests, this warning is for you. If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the LORD Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me." Malachi 2:1-2 (NIV)
Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch the people with fire. And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory. Apocalypse 16:8-9 (BSB)
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. James 3:9 (NIV)
How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced? Numbers 23:8 (NIV)
This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the LORD." Jeremiah 17:5 (NIV)
‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ Deuteronomy 27:19 (BSB)
‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ Deuteronomy 27:24 (BSB)
Wherever you go and whatever you do, you will be cursed. Deuteronomy 28:19 (NLT)
They commit adultery with their eyes, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lure unstable people into sin, and they are well trained in greed. They live under God’s curse. 2 Peter 2:14 (NLT)
Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees. Isaiah 10:1 (NIV)
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence. Psalm 101:7 (BSB)
Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God. 1 Corinthians 10:32 (NIV)
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own. 1 Corinthians 6:19 (NIV)
We know that anyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning. 1 John 5:18 (ESV)
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things and will bring to your remembrance all things that I have said to you. John 14:26 (ESV)
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 (ESV)
Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy. Romans 6:19 (NLT)
Each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor. 1 Thessalonians 4:4 (BSB)
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. Colossians 3:19 (NIV)
Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters. 1 Timothy 5:2 (NLT)
If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house. Deuteronomy 24:1 (NIV)
I am saying this for your benefit, not to place restrictions on you. I want you to do whatever will help you serve the Lord best, with as few distractions as possible. 1 Corinthians 7:35 (NLT)
This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister. 1 John 3:10 (NIV)
Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness? What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever? 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 (NLT)
Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God. 3 John 1:11 (NIV)
But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin. Mark 3:29 (BSB)
If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. Deuteronomy 24:19 (BSB)
The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance. Psalm 37:12 (NLT)
It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven. Revelation 13:6 (ESV)
What are worthless and wicked people like? They are constant liars. Proverbs 6:12 (NLT)
You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:12 (BSB)
Because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God. Romans 8:7-8 (BSB)
Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness. Matthew 23:28 (NLT)
A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. Proverbs 16:27 (BSB)
He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me. Nehemiah 6:13 (BSB)
Those who repay my good with evil lodge accusations against me, though I seek only to do what is good. Psalm 38:20 (NIV)
Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil. Romans 14:16 (NKJV)
Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread. Isaiah 8:12 (BSB)
Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threats. Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues. Psalm 10:7 (NLT)
A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue. Proverbs 17:4 (NIV)
The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just. Isaiah 32:7 (BSB)
If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. 1 John 2:4 (NLT)
Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. 1 John 4:20 (NIV)
A person who plans evil will get a reputation as a troublemaker. The schemes of a fool are sinful; everyone detests a mocker. Proverbs 24:8-9 (NLT)
Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man--of him who acts with excessive pride. Proverbs 21:24 (BSB)
They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. Psalm 73:8 (BSB)
“Woe to the rebellious children,” says the LORD, “Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, That they may add sin to sin." Isaiah 30:1 (NKJV)
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood. He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head. Psalm 7:14-16 (BSB)
With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord. Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery. Proverbs 6:14-15 (BSB)
The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him. Proverbs 5:22 (BSB)
"Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished," says the LORD. Jeremiah 8:12 (NIV)
See how these enemies insult you, LORD. A foolish nation has dishonored your name. Psalm 74:18 (NLT)
You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? Matthew 23:33 (NIV)
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. Psalm 27:13 (KJB)
Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked. Proverbs 24:19 (BSB)
The Righteous One knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked; he will bring disaster on them. Proverbs 21:12 (NLT)
"You have abandoned me and turned your back on me,” says the LORD. “Therefore, I will raise my fist to destroy you. I am tired of always giving you another chance." Jeremiah 15:6 (NLT)
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence. Psalm 140:11 (BSB)
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 (KJV)
Calamity is hungry for him; disaster is ready for him when he falls. Job 18:12 (NIV)
Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity? Job 31:3 (BSB)
Calamity will surely destroy the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be punished. Psalm 34:21 (NLT)
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.” Psalm 10:13 (BSB)
No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Luke 16:13 (NIV)
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:3-4 (BSB)
As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned. Titus 3:10-11 (ESV)
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. Ephesians 5:11 (ESV)
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. Proverbs 15:3 (ESV)
What sorrow awaits those who try to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their evil deeds in the dark! “The LORD can’t see us,” they say. “He doesn’t know what’s going on!” Isaiah 29:15 (NLT)
There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide. Job 34:22 (BSB)
Behemoth is the first of God's conquests. Its maker approaches it with his sword. Job 40:19 (GWT)
Wealth is treacherous, and the arrogant are never at rest. They open their mouths as wide as the grave, and like death, they are never satisfied. In their greed they have gathered up many nations and swallowed many peoples. Habakkuk 2:5 (NLT)
The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements. James 1:11 (NLT)
If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land. Job 12:15 (NIV)
The LORD rules over the floodwaters. The LORD reigns as king forever. Psalm 29:10 (NLT)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” Romans 12:19 (ESV)
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. Proverbs 8:13 (NIV)
Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. Galatians 6:7 (BSB)
For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. Isaiah 66:15 (BSB)
If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land. Job 12:15 (BSB)
It’s because of you that the heavens withhold the dew and the earth produces no crops. Haggai 1:10 (NLT)
Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy. Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. Ezekiel 7:7-8 (BSB)
Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here.” Ezekiel 8:9 (BSB)
One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife; another wickedly defiles his daughter-in-law; and yet another violates his sister, his own father’s daughter. Ezekiel 22:11 (BSB)
"You will bear the consequences of your lewdness and your abominations," declares the LORD. Ezekiel 16:58 (BSB)
"Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD. Jeremiah 6:15 (BSB)
He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.” Mark 7:20-23 (BSB)
You have abandoned me and turned your back on me,” says the LORD. “Therefore, I will raise my fist to destroy you. I am tired of always giving you another chance." Jeremiah 15:6 (NLT)
The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. Ezekiel 7:3 (BSB)
I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes the blow. Ezekiel 7:9 (BSB)
Amen.
