Jeremiah 6:7
“As a fountain springs up and pours out its fresh waters,
So she [continually] pours out her fresh wickedness.
Violence and destruction are heard inside her [walls];
Sickness and wounds are always before Me.
Ezekiel 7:11
Violence has grown into a rod of wickedness; none of them (Israel) will remain, none of their people, none of their wealth, nor anything eminent among them.
Ezekiel 7:23
‘Prepare the chain [for imprisonment], for the land is full of bloody crimes [murders committed under the pretense of civil justice] and the city is full of violence.
Jeremiah 20:8
For whenever I speak, I must shout out;
I shout violence and destruction,
Because the word of the Lord has become to me
A reprimand and a mockery and has brought me insult all day long.
Isaiah 57:20
But the wicked are like the tossing sea,
For it cannot be quiet,
And its waters toss up mire and mud.
Psalm 55:9-11
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Proverbs 4:23
Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.
Ezekiel 22:3-12
You shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “A city that sheds blood in her midst, so that her time [of doom] will come, and makes idols to defile her, contrary to her interest!
Ezekiel 24:7
“For her blood [that she has shed] remains in her midst;
She put it on the bare rock;
She did not pour it on the ground
To cover it with dust.
Micah 2:1-2
And plot evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they practice evil
Because it is in the power of their hands.
Micah 2:8-10
“But lately My people have stood up as an enemy [and have made Me their antagonist].
You strip the ornaments off the garment
Of those unsuspecting passers-by,
Like those returned from war.
Micah 3:1-3
And I said,
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to know and administer justice?
Micah 3:9-12
Now hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel,
Who hate and reject justice
And twist everything that is straight,
Micah 7:2-3
The godly person [who is faithful and loyal to God] has perished from the earth,
And there is no upright person [one with good character and moral integrity] among men.
They all lie in wait to shed blood;
Each hunts the other with a net.
James 3:10-12
Out of the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. These things, my brothers, should not be this way [for we have a moral obligation to speak in a manner that reflects our fear of God and profound respect for His precepts].
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A fountain
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A fountain
Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.
But the wicked are like the tossing sea,
For it cannot be quiet,
And its waters toss up mire and mud.
Violence
For whenever I speak, I must shout out;
I shout violence and destruction,
Because the word of the Lord has become to me
A reprimand and a mockery and has brought me insult all day long.
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
“For her blood [that she has shed] remains in her midst;
She put it on the bare rock;
She did not pour it on the ground
To cover it with dust.
And plot evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they practice evil
Because it is in the power of their hands.
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to know and administer justice?
The godly person [who is faithful and loyal to God] has perished from the earth,
And there is no upright person [one with good character and moral integrity] among men.
They all lie in wait to shed blood;
Each hunts the other with a net.