Isaiah 59:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.

Truth

Micah 7:2

He that

1 John 3:11

Maketh himself a prey

Bible References

Truth

"Listen to this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and who have come forth from Judah's loins; you who swear oaths in the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel but not in truth, nor in good faith.

But as for the wicked, they do not speak truth at all. Inside them there is only wickedness. Their throat is an open grave, on their tongue is deceitful flattery.

Help, LORD, for godly people no longer exist; trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity.

"Wander through the streets of Jerusalem. Look and investigate; search through her squares and see whether you find anyone even one person there doing justice and seeking truth. Then I'll forgive them.

You will say to them, "This is the nation that wouldn't listen to the voice of the LORD its God and wouldn't accept correction. Truth has perished; it has been eliminated from their discussions.'

"Hear this message from the LORD, people of Israel. Indeed, the LORD brings a charge against the people who live in the land for there is no truth and no gracious love or knowledge of God in the land.

The faithful have died off, and there is not one upright human being in the land. They all stalk one another with lethal intent, a man will even hunt his own brother with a net.

He that

Your eyes are too pure to gaze upon evil; and you cannot tolerate wickedness. So why do you tolerate the treacherous? And why do you stay silent while the wicked devour those who are more righteous than they are?

Meanwhile, still spewing death threats against the Lord's disciples, Saul went to the high priest.

As it is written, "For your sake we are being put to death all day long. We are thought of as sheep headed for slaughter."

Still others endured taunts and floggings, and even chains and imprisonment.

This is the message that you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

Maketh himself a prey

As Jehu was coming out to his master's attendants, one of them asked him, "Is everything all right? Why did this maniac visit you?" "You know the man and how he speculates," Jehu replied.

The LORD made you a priest instead of Jehoiada the priest to serve in the LORD's Temple as an official against every crazy prophet, and to put him in stocks and restraints.

The time for your judgment has now come; payday is here and Israel knows it. The prophet is a fool, and the spiritual man is insane. Because of your great sin, the hatred against you is great.

When his family heard about it, they went to restrain him, because they kept saying, "He's out of his mind!"

Then the Jewish leaders told him, "Now we really know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets, but you say, "If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.'

Many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is insane. Why bother listening to him?"

As he continued his defense, Festus shouted, "You're out of your mind, Paul! Too much education is driving you crazy!"

So if we were crazy, it was for God; if we are sane, it is for you.