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1 Samuel 24:13
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1 Samuel 24:13
New American Standard Bible
13 As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘(A)Out of the wicked comes wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you.
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1 Samuel 24:13
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1 Samuel 24:13
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13 As the old saying goes, ‘From evildoers come evil deeds,(A)’ so my hand will not touch you.
1 Samuel 24:13
King James Version
1 Samuel 24:13
King James Version
13 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
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Ezekiel 12:22-23
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Ezekiel 12:22-23
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22 “Son of man, what is this (A)proverb you people have about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The (B)days are long, and every (C)vision fails’? 23 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “I will put an end to this proverb so that they will no longer use it as a proverb in Israel.” But tell them, “(D)The days are approaching as well as the [a]fulfillment of every vision.
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- Ezekiel 12:23 Lit word
Ezekiel 12:22-23
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Ezekiel 12:22-23
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22 “Son of man, what is this proverb(A) you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by and every vision comes to nothing’?(B) 23 Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am going to put an end to this proverb, and they will no longer quote it in Israel.’ Say to them, ‘The days are near(C) when every vision will be fulfilled.(D)
Ezekiel 12:22-23
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Ezekiel 12:22-23
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22 Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
23 Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord God; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.
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Ezekiel 18:2-3
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Ezekiel 18:2-3
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2 “(A)What do you people mean by using this proverb about the land of Israel, saying,
3 As I live,” declares the Lord [b]God, “you certainly are not going to use this proverb in Israel anymore.
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- Ezekiel 18:2 Lit I.e., the children suffer for the fathers’ sins
- Ezekiel 18:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
Ezekiel 18:2-3
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Ezekiel 18:2-3
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2 “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:
“‘The parents eat sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?(A)
3 “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb(B) in Israel.
Ezekiel 18:2-3
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Ezekiel 18:2-3
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2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?
3 As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
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