Malachi 3:15

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Summary

And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

We call

Yea

Habakkuk 1:13

Set

Job 22:23

They that tempt

Bible References

We call

"For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up," says the Lord who rules over all. "It will not leave even a root or branch.

But Haman restrained himself and went on to his home. He then sent for his friends to join him, along with his wife Zeresh.

Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.

He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive: "May men praise you, for you have done well!"

Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

The king uttered these words: "Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?"

And when his mind became arrogant and his spirit filled with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and his honor was removed from him.

On a day determined in advance, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.

In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

Yea

You have wearied the Lord with your words. But you say, "How have we wearied him?" Because you say, "Everyone who does evil is good in the Lord's opinion, and he delights in them," or "Where is the God of justice?"

But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident -- who carry their god in their hands.

"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?

The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.

So I reflected on all this, attempting to clear it all up. I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated -- no one knows what lies ahead.

Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are?

Set

If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; if you remove wicked behavior far from your tent,

They that tempt

For all the people have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have tempted me now these ten times, and have not obeyed me,

So the king gave the order, and Daniel was brought and thrown into a den of lions. The king consoled Daniel by saying, "Your God whom you continually serve will rescue you!"

They willfully challenged God by asking for food to satisfy their appetite.

where your ancestors challenged my authority, and tried my patience, even though they had seen my work.

In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the desert.

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you' and 'with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"

Peter then told her, "Why have you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!"

And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes.

"There your fathers tested me and tried me, and they saw my works for forty years.