- rewards of divination:
- "Then saidª° Saulª to his servant,ª But, behold,¹ [if] we go,²°¹ what¹ shall we bringª° the man?ª for¹ the breadª is spentª° in our vessels,ª¹ and [there is] not¹ a presentª to bringª° to the manª of God:ª what¹ have we? ... And the servantª answeredª°¹ Saulª again,ª° and said,ª° Behold,¹ I have²° here¹ at handª the fourth partª of a shekelª of silver:ª [that] will I giveª° to the manª of God,ª to tellª° us¹ our way.ª" {1Sm 9:7-8} + "Yea, [they are] greedyªª dogsª [which] can²° never¹ haveª° enough,ª and they¹ [are] shepherdsª° [that] cannot¹¹ understand:ª° they all¹ lookª° to their own way,ª every oneª for his gain,ª from his quarter.ª¹" {Isa 56:11} + "And will ye polluteª° me among¹ my peopleª for handfulsª of barleyª and for piecesª of bread,ª to slayª° the soulsª that¹ should not¹ die,ª° and to save²° the souls² aliveª°¹ that¹ should not¹ live,ª° by your lyingª° to my peopleª that hearª° [your] lies?ª" {Ezk 13:19} + "The headsª thereof judgeª° for reward,ª and the priestsª thereof teachª° for hire,ª and the prophetsª thereof divineª° for money:ª yet will they leanª° upon¹ the LORD,ª and say,ª° [Is] not¹ the LORDª amongª us? none¹ evilª can comeª° upon¹ us." {Mic 3:11} + "Forª they that are suchª serveª° notª ourª Lordª Jesusª Christ,ª butª their ownª belly;ª andª byª good wordsª andª fair speechesª deceiveª° the¹ heartsª of the¹ simple.ª" {Rom 16:18} + "Butª they that willª° be richª° fallª° intoª temptationª andª a snare,ª andª [into] manyª foolishª andª hurtfulª lusts,ª whichª drownª° menª inª destructionª andª perdition.ª ... Forª the¹ love of moneyª isª° the rootª of allª evil:ª whichª while someª coveted after,ª° they have erredª° fromª the¹ faith,ª andª pierced²° themselves² throughª°¹ with manyª sorrows.ª" {1Tm 6:9-10} + "Whoseª mouths²° must²° be stopped,ª°¹ whoª subvertª° wholeª houses,ª teachingª° things whichª they oughtª° not,ª for²° filthy² lucre's² sake.ª¹¹" {Tts 1:11} + "Which have forsakenª° the¹ rightª way,ª and are gone astray,ª° followingª° the¹ wayª of Balaamª [the son] of Bosor,ª whoª lovedª° the wagesª of unrighteousness;ª" {2Pe 2:15} + "Woeª unto them!ª forª they have goneª° in the¹ wayª of Cain,ª andª ran greedily afterª° the¹ errorª of Balaamª for reward,ª andª perishedª° in the¹ gainsayingª of Core.ª" {Jde 1:11}
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