Isaiah 28:20
For shorter hath been the bed Than to stretch one's self out in, And the covering hath been narrower Than to wrap one's self up in.
Isaiah 57:12-13
I declare thy righteousness, and thy works, And they do not profit thee.
Isaiah 59:5-6
Eggs of a viper they have hatched, And webs of a spider they weave, Whoso is eating their eggs doth die, And the crushed hatcheth a viper.
Isaiah 64:6
And we are as unclean -- all of us, And as a garment passing away, all our righteous acts; And we fade as a leaf -- all of us. And our iniquities as wind do take us away.
Isaiah 66:3-6
Whoso slaughtereth the ox smiteth a man, Whoso sacrificeth the lamb beheadeth a dog, Whoso is bringing up a present -- The blood of a sow, Whoso is making mention of frankincense, Is blessing iniquity. Yea, they have fixed on their own ways, And in their abominations their soul hath delighted.
Jeremiah 7:8-10
Lo, ye are trusting for yourselves On the words of falsehood, so as not to profit.
Romans 9:30-32
What, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that is of faith,
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us -- those being saved -- it is the power of God,