Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.
Their works
General references
Bible References
Webs
Isaiah 28:18
"Then your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand; when the overwhelming scourge sweeps by, you will be trampled by it.
Isaiah 30:12
Therefore, this is what the Holy One of Israel says: "Because you reject this message, and put your trust in oppression and enjoy it, and since you rely on it,
Job 8:14
his confidence is shattered; his trust is in a spider's web.
Neither
Isaiah 30:1
"Oh, you stubborn children," declares the LORD, "who carry out plans but they are not mine, and who make alliances but not by my Spirit, piling sin upon sin.
Isaiah 57:12
"I will denounce your righteousness and your works, for your collections of idols will not benefit you.
Isaiah 64:6
All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like a filthy rag; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind, our iniquities sweep us away.
Romans 3:20
Therefore, God will not justify any human being by means of the actions prescribed by the Law, for through the Law comes the full knowledge of sin.
Romans 4:6
Likewise, David also speaks of the blessedness of the person whom God regards as righteous apart from actions:
Revelation 3:17
You say, "I am rich. I have become wealthy. I don't need anything." Yet you don't realize that you are miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
Their works
Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the garden in which he delights. He looked for justice, but saw only bloodshed; he searched for righteousness, but heard only an outcry!
Genesis 6:11
By this time, the earth had become ruined in God's opinion and filled with violence.
Psalm 58:2
As a matter of fact, in your heart you plan iniquities! In the land your hands are violent!
Jeremiah 6:7
As a well keeps its waters fresh, so the city keeps her wickedness fresh. Violence and destruction are heard in her, sickness and wounds are always before me.
Ezekiel 7:11
"Violence has matured into a branch that is wicked. No one will survive from that vast crowd, from their wealthy people, or from the famous among them.
Amos 3:10
Because they do not know how to act right," declares the LORD, "they are filling their strongholds with treasures that they took from others by violence into their fortified citadels."
Amos 6:3
"Disbelieving that a day of evil will come, embracing opportunities to commit violence,
Micah 2:1
"Woe to those who are crafting iniquity, planning evil well into the night! When morning's light comes, they carry out their plans because they have the power to do so.
Micah 3:1
"He will say, "Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you officials of the house of Israel! You should know justice, should you not?
Micah 6:12
Her rich people are filled with violence, and her inhabitants tell lies their tongues speak deceitfully!
Habakkuk 1:2
"How long, LORD, must I cry out for help, but you won't listen? I'm crying out to you, "Violence!' but you aren't providing deliverance.
Zephaniah 1:9
At the same time, I'll punish every idol worshipper, especially those who are filling their master's temple with violence and deceit.
Zephaniah 3:3
Its national officials are roaring lions; its judges are like wolves of the night that don't leave the bones for the morning.
General references
Isaiah 57:12
"I will denounce your righteousness and your works, for your collections of idols will not benefit you.
Acts 24:9
The Jewish leaders supported his accusations by asserting that these things were true.