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Proverbs 2:15
whose paths are crooked, and whose ways are devious.
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Ephesians 2:2-3
in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler who exercises authority over the lower heavens, the spirit now working in the disobedient.We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also.
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Titus 3:3
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.
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Matthew 5:8
The pure in heart are blessed, for they will see God.
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Titus 3:5
He saved us— not by works of righteousness that we had done, but according to His mercy— through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
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1 John 2 29
If you know that He is righteous, you know this as well: Everyone who does what is right has been born of Him.
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Proverbs 30:12
There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, yet is not washed from its filth.
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Genesis 6:12
God saw how corrupt the earth was, for every creature had corrupted its way on the earth.
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Titus 1:15
To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.
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Job 15:14-16
What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?If God puts no trust in His holy ones and the heavens are not pure in His sight,how much less one who is revolting and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?
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Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: there is one fate for everyone. In addition, the hearts of people are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live— after that they go to the dead.
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Proverbs 15:26
The Lord detests the plans of an evil man, but pleasant words are pure.
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Daniel 12:10
Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly; none of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
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1 Peter 1 22-1 Peter 1 23
By obedience to the truth, having purified yourselves for sincere love of the brothers, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,since you have been born again— not of perishable seed but of imperishable— through the living and enduring word of God.
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Matthew 12:33
“ Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.
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Genesis 6:5-6
When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time,the Lord regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
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Ecclesiastes 7:29
Only see this: I have discovered that God made people upright, but they pursued many schemes.”
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1 Corinthians 3 3
because you are still fleshly. For since there is envy and strife among you, are you not fleshly and living like unbelievers?
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1John 3:3
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Psalms 14:2-3
The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise, one who seeks God.All have turned away; all alike have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one.
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Acts 15:9
He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
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Titus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a people for His own possession, eager to do good works.