Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.

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Their simplicity

Genesis 20:5
Did he not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.”
1 Samuel 22:15
Did I just begin to inquire of God for him today? Far be it from me! Do not let the king impute anything to his servant or to any of the household of my father, for your servant knows nothing at all of this whole affair.”
Proverbs 14:15
The naive believes everything,
But the sensible man considers his steps.
Proverbs 22:3
The prudent sees the evil and hides himself,
But the naive go on, and are punished for it.
Matthew 10:16
Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.
Romans 16:18
For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

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Psalm 37:12
The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.