Proverbs 16:30

Then your light will break out as the morning, and your healing will appear quickly; then your righteousness shall go before you, and Yahweh’s glory will be your rear guard.

The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?

in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.

“He has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and would turn, and I would heal them.”

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

‘Hear this now, foolish people without understanding, who have eyes, and don’t see, who have ears, and don’t hear:

But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked. You have grown fat. You have grown thick. You have become sleek. Then he abandoned God who made him, and rejected the Rock of his salvation.

For this people’s heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, then I would heal them.’

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

In the dark they dig through houses. They shut themselves up in the daytime. They don’t know the light.

Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.

A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,

who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers,

A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

You will give them hardness of heart, your curse to them.

They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

Her leaders judge for bribes, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets of it tell fortunes for money: yet they lean on Yahweh, and say, “Isn’t Yahweh among us? No disaster will come on us.”

But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

You shall not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow’s clothing in pledge;

Now therefore let the fear of Yahweh be on you. Take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.”

because he has covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat on his thighs.

Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.

he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.

They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.

Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law.

The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!

Behold, Yahweh’s hand is not shortened, that it can’t save; nor his ear dull, that it can’t hear.

O Yahweh, why do you make us wander from your ways, and harden our heart from your fear? Return for your servants’ sake, the tribes of your inheritance.

To whom should I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they can’t listen. Behold, Yahweh’s word has become a reproach to them. They have no delight in it.

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.

For I know how many your offenses, and how great are your sins— you who afflict the just, who take a bribe, and who turn away the needy in the courts.

Yes, they made their hearts as hard as flint, lest they might hear the law, and the words which Yahweh of Armies had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from Yahweh of Armies.

and they didn’t know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

The world can’t hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil.

If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.

and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn away to fables.

Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.

You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.” Jehoshaphat said, “Don’t let the king say so.”

Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,

since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.

They have mouths, but they can’t speak. They have eyes, but they can’t see.

because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.

But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day.

and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.

A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.

A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

I have not learned wisdom, neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.

Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes and follows after rewards. They don’t defend the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

Make the heart of this people fat. Make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.”

Yahweh will strike Egypt, striking and healing. They will return to Yahweh, and he will be entreated by them, and will heal them.

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.

He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside; and he can’t deliver his soul, nor say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”

I have seen his ways, and will heal him. I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.

“ ‘Will he retain his anger forever? Will he keep it to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken and have done evil things, and have had your way.”

Return, you backsliding children, and I will heal your backsliding. “Behold, we have come to you; for you are Yahweh our God.

Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved; for you are my praise.

‘Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them; and I will reveal to them abundance of peace and truth.

“ ‘ “Behold, the princes of Israel, everyone according to his power, have been in you to shed blood.

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

Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love their shameful way.

“I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from him.

Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; and the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.

But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.

for this people’s heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again; and I would heal them.’

and said, “What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?” They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.

that ‘seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’ ”

One of the lawyers answered him, “Teacher, in saying this you insult us also.”

For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.

“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,

But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears, then rushed at him with one accord.

But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.

having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Therefore if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words. Not content with this, neither does he himself receive the brothers, and those who would, he forbids and throws out of the assembly.

in the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.