Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
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And trust
Isaiah 28:15
Because you have said: We have made a covenant with death, and with the grave we are in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge. We have hidden under falsehood!
Isaiah 47:10
You felt sure of yourself in your evil. You thought that no one could see you. Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray. Then you said to yourself: 'I am God! There is no one else like me.'
Psalm 52:7
Here is the man who did not make God his strength (refuge) (stronghold). He trusted in the abundance of his riches. He strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Psalm 62:10
Do not count on extortion to make you rich. Do not hope to gain anything through robbery. When riches increase, do not depend on them.
Jeremiah 13:25
This is your fate, the destiny I have planned for you, proclaims Jehovah. You have forgotten me and trusted in false gods.
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Proverbs 2:15
The wicked are crooked. They are devious in their ways.