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Psalms 27:5
For he will conceal me there when troubles come; he will hide me in his sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock.
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Psalms 32:7
For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude
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Job 5:21
You will be safe from slander and have no fear when destruction comes.
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Psalms 36:11
Don’t let the proud trample me or the wicked push me around.
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Psalms 91:1-4
Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease.He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
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James 4:6
And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say,“ God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
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Psalms 86:14
O God, insolent people rise up against me; a violent gang is trying to kill me. You mean nothing to them.
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1 Timothy 6 4
Anyone who teaches something different is arrogant and lacks understanding. Such a person has an unhealthy desire to quibble over the meaning of words. This stirs up arguments ending in jealousy, division, slander, and evil suspicions.
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Psalms 10:2
The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor. Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.
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James 3:14-16
But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying.For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.
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Psalms 140:5
The proud have set a trap to catch me; they have stretched out a net; they have placed traps all along the way. Interlude
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Psalms 40:4
Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord, who have no confidence in the proud or in those who worship idols.
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Exodus 18:11
I know now that the Lord is greater than all other gods, because he rescued his people from the oppression of the proud Egyptians.”
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Psalms 124:5
Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives.
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Psalms 140:3
Their tongues sting like a snake; the venom of a viper drips from their lips. Interlude
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Romans 13:13
Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy.
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Psalms 64:2-4
Hide me from the plots of this evil mob, from this gang of wrongdoers.They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows.They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly.
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James 3:5-6
In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.
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2 Corinthians 12 20
For I am afraid that when I come I won’t like what I find, and you won’t like my response. I am afraid that I will find quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly behavior.
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Galatians 5:20
idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division,