Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
I will
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Bible References
Because
Jeremiah 2:23
"How can you say, 'I have not made myself unclean. I have not paid allegiance to the gods called Baal.' Just look at the way you have behaved in the Valley of Hinnom! Think about the things you have done there! You are like a flighty, young female camel that rushes here and there, crisscrossing its path.
Job 33:9
I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no iniquity.
Proverbs 28:13
The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.
Isaiah 58:3
They lament, 'Why don't you notice when we fast? Why don't you pay attention when we humble ourselves?' Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, you oppress your workers.
Romans 7:9
And I was once alive apart from the law, but with the coming of the commandment sin became alive
I will
Jeremiah 2:9
"So, once more I will state my case against you," says the Lord. "I will also state it against your children and grandchildren.
1 John 1:8
If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
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Job 9:29
If I am guilty, why then weary myself in vain?