Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
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Bible References
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Job 34:31
For unto God hath any said: 'I have taken away, I do not corruptly,
Proverbs 16:6
In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.
Proverbs 28:13
Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.
Isaiah 55:6
Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near,
Ezekiel 18:21
And the wicked -- when he turneth back From all his sins that he hath done, And he hath kept all My statutes, And hath done judgment and righteousness, He doth surely live, he doth not die.
Matthew 3:8
bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,
Acts 8:22
reform, therefore, from this thy wickedness, and beseech God, if then the purpose of thy heart may be forgiven thee,
Acts 26:20
but to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem, to all the region also of Judea, and to the nations, I was preaching to reform, and to turn back unto God, doing works worthy of reformation;
James 4:8
draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you; cleanse hands, ye sinners! and purify hearts, ye two-souled!
1 Peter 4:8
and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;
By shewing
Psalm 41:1
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.
Isaiah 58:5
Like this is the fast that I choose? The day of a man's afflicting his soul? To bow as a reed his head, And sackcloth and ashes spread out? This dost thou call a fast, And a desirable day -- to Jehovah?
Ezekiel 18:7
A man -- he doth not oppress, His pledge to the debtor he doth return, Plunder he doth not take away, His bread to the hungry he doth give, And the naked doth cover with a garment,
Luke 11:41
But what ye have give ye as alms, and, lo, all things are clean to you.
Acts 10:2
pious, and fearing God with all his house, doing also many kind acts to the people, and beseeching God always,
Galatians 5:6
for in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith through love working.
Ephesians 4:28
whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.
If it
1 Kings 21:29
'Hast thou seen that Ahab hath been humbled before Me? because that he hath been humbled before Me, I bring not in the evil in his days; in the days of his son I bring in the evil on his house.'
Joel 2:14
Who knoweth -- He doth turn back, Yea -- He hath repented, And He hath left behind Him a blessing, A present and libation of Jehovah your God?
Jonah 3:9
Who knoweth? He doth turn back, and God hath repented, and hath turned back from the heat of His anger, and we do not perish.'
Zephaniah 2:2
Before the bringing forth of a statute, As chaff hath the day passed on, While yet not come in upon you doth the heat of the anger of Jehovah, While yet not come in upon you doth a day of the anger of Jehovah,
General references
Proverbs 31:9
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'
Matthew 5:42
to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.