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2 Chronicles 16 9
For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.” (niv)
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Ezekiel 22:30
“ I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. (niv)
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Genesis 18:23-32
Then Abraham approached him and said:“ Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?Far be it from you to do such a thing— to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”The Lord said,“ If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”Then Abraham spoke up again:“ Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people?”“ If I find forty- five there,” he said,“ I will not destroy it.”Once again he spoke to him,“ What if only forty are found there?” He said,“ For the sake of forty, I will not do it.”Then he said,“ May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?” He answered,“ I will not do it if I find thirty there.”Abraham said,“ Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?” He said,“ For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.”Then he said,“ May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?” He answered,“ For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.” (niv)
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Psalms 53:2-4
God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on God. (niv)
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Micah 7:1-2
What misery is mine! I am like one who gathers summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster of grapes to eat, none of the early figs that I crave.The faithful have been swept from the land; not one upright person remains. Everyone lies in wait to shed blood; they hunt each other with nets. (niv)
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Daniel 12:4
But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.” (niv)
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Psalms 14:3
All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. (niv)
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Isaiah 59:14-15
So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter.Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice. (niv)
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Isaiah 59:4
No one calls for justice; no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil. (niv)
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Psalms 12:1
Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. (niv)
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Zechariah 2:4
and said to him:“ Run, tell that young man,‘ Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the great number of people and animals in it. (niv)
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Song of Solomon 3 2
I will get up now and go about the city, through its streets and squares; I will search for the one my heart loves. So I looked for him but did not find him. (niv)
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1 Kings 19 10
He replied,“ I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.” (niv)
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Proverbs 8:3
beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud: (niv)
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2 Thessalonians 2 10
and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. (niv)
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Luke 14:21
“ The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant,‘ Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’ (niv)
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Joel 2:9
They rush upon the city; they run along the wall. They climb into the houses; like thieves they enter through the windows. (niv)
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Proverbs 2:4-6
and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure,then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. (niv)
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Amos 8:12
People will stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east, searching for the word of the Lord, but they will not find it. (niv)
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Proverbs 20:6
Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find? (niv)
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Proverbs 23:23
Buy the truth and do not sell it— wisdom, instruction and insight as well. (niv)