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JANUARY 9
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because their sin is very grave, I will go 10 Pronounce them guilty, O God!
down now and see whether they have done Let them fall by their own counsels;
altogether according to the outcry against it Cast them out in the multitude of their
that has come to Me; and if not, I will know.” transgressions,
22 Then the men turned away from there and For they have rebelled against You.
went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood 11 But let all those rejoice who put their
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before the LORD. And Abraham came near trust in You;
and said, “Would You also destroy the righ- Let them ever shout for joy, because
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teous with the wicked? Suppose there were You defend them;
fifty righteous within the city; would You also Let those also who love Your name
destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty Be joyful in You.
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righteous that were in it? Far be it from You 12 For You, O LORD, will bless the
to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous righteous;
with the wicked, so that the righteous should With favor You will surround him as
be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not with a shield.
the Judge of all the earth do right?”
26 So the LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty Proverbs 2:10–22
righteous within the city, then I will spare all 10 When wisdom enters your heart,
the place for their sakes.”
27 Then Abraham answered and said, “Indeed And knowledge is pleasant
to your soul,
now, I who am but dust and ashes have taken it 11 Discretion will preserve you;
upon myself to speak to the Lord: Suppose Understanding will keep you,
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there were five less than the fifty righteous; 12 To deliver you from the way of evil,
would You destroy all of the city for lack of five?” From the man who speaks
So He said, “If I find there forty-five, I will
not destroy it.” 13 perverse things,
29 And he spoke to Him yet again and said, From those who leave the paths of
uprightness
“Suppose there should be forty found there?” To walk in the ways of darkness;
So He said, “I will not do it for the sake of 14
forty.” Who rejoice in doing evil,
30 And delight in the perversity
Then he said, “Let not the Lord be angry,
of the wicked;
and I will speak: Suppose thirty should be 15 Whose ways are crooked,
found there?” And who are devious in their paths;
So He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty 16
there.” To deliver you from the immoral
31 And he said, “Indeed now, I have taken it woman,
upon myself to speak to the Lord: Suppose From the seductress who flatters
with her words,
twenty should be found there?” 17 Who forsakes the companion of her
So He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake
of twenty.” youth,
Then he said, “Let not the Lord be angry, 18
32 And forgets the covenant of her God.
and I will speak but once more: Suppose ten For her house leads down to death,
And her paths to the dead;
should be found there?” 19 None who go to her return,
And He said, “I will not destroy it for the
sake of ten.” So the LORD went His way as 20 Nor do they regain the paths of life—
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So you may walk in the way
soon as He had finished speaking with Abra- of goodness,
ham; and Abraham returned to his place.
And keep to the paths of righteousness.
Psalm 5:8–12 21 For the upright will dwell in the land,
And the blameless will remain in it;
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righteousness because But the wicked will be cut off from the
earth,
of my enemies; And the unfaithful will be uprooted
Make Your way straight before my face.
from it.
For there is no faithfulness in their Matthew 7:1–29
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mouth;
Their inward part is destruction; “Judge not, that you be not judged. For
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Their throat is an open tomb; 7 with what judgment you judge, you will be
They flatter with their tongue. judged; and with the measure you use, it will
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