1 Samuel 24:13
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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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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 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
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