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Psalms 49:18
Though he praises himself during his lifetime— and people praise you when you do well for yourself—
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Deuteronomy 29:19
When someone hears the words of this oath, he may consider himself exempt, thinking,‘ I will have peace even though I follow my own stubborn heart.’ This will lead to the destruction of the well-watered land as well as the dry land.
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Psalms 10:3
For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings; the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord.
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Romans 3:9
What then? Are we any better? Not at all! For we have previously charged that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin,
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Romans 7:9
Once I was alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life
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Jeremiah 2:23
How can you protest,“ I am not defiled; I have not followed the Baals”? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young camel twisting and turning on her way,
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Jeremiah 2:34-35
Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor. You did not catch them breaking and entering. But in spite of all these thingsyou claim,“ I am innocent. His anger is sure to turn away from me.” But I will certainly judge you because you have said,“ I have not sinned.”
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1 Samuel 15 18-1 Samuel 15 24
and then sent you on a mission and said:‘ Go and completely destroy the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have annihilated them.’So why didn’t you obey the Lord? Why did you rush on the plunder and do what was evil in the Lord’s sight?”“ But I did obey the Lord!” Saul answered.“ I went on the mission the Lord gave me: I brought back Agag, king of Amalek, and I completely destroyed the Amalekites.The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder— the best of what was set apart for destruction— to sacrifice to the Lord your God at Gilgal.”Then Samuel said: Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? Look: to obey is better than sacrifice, to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and defiance is like wickedness and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has rejected you as king.Saul answered Samuel,“ I have sinned. I have transgressed the Lord’s command and your words. Because I was afraid of the people, I obeyed them.
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Luke 16:14-15
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at Him.And He told them:“ You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly admired by people is revolting in God’s sight.
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Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is more deceitful than anything else, and incurable— who can understand it?
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Hosea 12:7-8
A merchant loves to extort with dishonest scales in his hands.But Ephraim says:“ How rich I have become; I made it all myself. In all my earnings, no one can find any crime in me that I can be punished for!”
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1 Chronicles 10 13-1 Chronicles 10 14
Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the Lord because he did not keep the Lord’s word. He even consulted a medium for guidance,but he did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
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Luke 10:29
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus,“ And who is my neighbor?”
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Romans 10:3
Because they disregarded the righteousness from God and attempted to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted themselves to God’s righteousness.