Judges 16:10

They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

He answered them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

The Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;

What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.

Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.

But the chief priests conspired to put Lazarus to death also,

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.

But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”

Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

“If anyone sins, and commits a trespass against Yahweh, and deals falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of bargain, or of robbery, or has oppressed his neighbor,

Delilah said to Samson, “Until now, you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me with what you might be bound.” He said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the fabric on the loom.”

Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

All my familiar friends abhor me. They whom I loved have turned against me.

A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

Therefore Yahweh’s word will be to them precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, fall backward, be broken, be snared, and be taken.

Their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity. Desolation and destruction are in their paths.

Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to those who will possess them. For everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.

You have planted them. Yes, they have taken root. They grow. Yes, they produce fruit. You are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.

But your eyes and your heart are only for your covetousness, for shedding innocent blood, for oppression, and for doing violence.”

In the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, the Lord Yahweh’s hand fell on me there.

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

A certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was very rich.

Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled.

“I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, “Behold, he has brought a Hebrew in to us to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.

She spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me,

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

“You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

He said to them, “Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as Yahweh shall speak to me.” The princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you.”

Balaam said to Balak, “Build here seven altars for me, and prepare here seven bulls and seven rams for me.”

Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.

But the word is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.

Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and what you might be bound to afflict you.”

Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven green cords that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.”

But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No; but we will have a king over us,

Hazael said, “Why do you weep, my lord?” He answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel. You will set their strongholds on fire, and you will kill their young men with the sword, and will dash their little ones in pieces, and rip up their pregnant women.”

He did that which was evil, because he didn’t set his heart to seek Yahweh.

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not appropriate for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore we have sent and informed the king,

Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come! Let’s meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they intended to harm me.

They sent to me four times like this; and I answered them the same way.

Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause.”

I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke.

For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.

Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.

Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.

We took sweet fellowship together. We walked in God’s house with company.

With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.

A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

A false witness will perish. A man who listens speaks to eternity.

Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.

Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.

As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

A man who is tormented by life blood will be a fugitive until death; no one will support him.

But Ahaz said, “I won’t ask. I won’t tempt Yahweh.”

For, behold, Yahweh comes out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth also will disclose her blood, and will no longer cover her slain.

You see many things, but don’t observe. His ears are open, but he doesn’t listen.

I was angry because of the iniquity of his covetousness and struck him. I hid myself and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

“As for the word that you have spoken to us in Yahweh’s name, we will not listen to you.

Then some of the elders of Israel came to me, and sat before me.

Her princes within it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don’t do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.

Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then these men were brought before the king.

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.

He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I’m going, sir,’ but he didn’t go.

But the governor said, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, saying, “Let him be crucified!”

But his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions.

But he who hears, and doesn’t do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”

Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” He said, “Teacher, say on.”

But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it.”

She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.

One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.

yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’ ”

But Jesus said to him, “Judas, do you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”

But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’

Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

to whom we gave no place in the way of subjection, not for an hour, that the truth of the Good News might continue with you.

Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.