- and blesseth:
- etc. or, the covetous blesseth himself, he abhorreth the Lord, "Their inward² thought¹ [is, that] their housesª [shall continue] for ever,ª [and] their dwelling² places¹ to all² generations;ª they call²°¹¹ [their] landsª after their own names.ª ... This¹ their wayª [is] their folly:ª yet their posterityª approveª° their sayings.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 49:11-13} + "Though¹ while he livedª he blessedª° his soul:ª and [men] will praiseª° thee, when¹ thou doest wellª° to thyself." {Psa 49:18} + "And it come to pass,¹ when he hearethª°¹ the wordsª of this¹ curse,ª that he bless²° himself¹ in his heart,ª saying,ª° I shall have¹ peace,ª thoughª I walk²°¹ in the imaginationª of mine heart,ª to¹ addª° drunkennessª to¹ thirst:ª" {Deu 29:19} + "And Saulª said,ª° Blessedª° [be] ye¹ of the LORD;ª for¹ ye have compassionª° on¹ me." {1Sm 23:21} + "If¹ I have madeª° goldª my hope,ª or have saidª° to the fine gold,ª [Thou art] my confidence;ª" {Job 31:24} + "They that forsakeª° the lawª praiseª° the wicked:ª but such as keepª° the lawª contendª° with them." {Prv 28:4} + "[He is] a merchant,ª the balancesª of deceitª [are] in his hand:ª he lovethª° to oppress.ª° ... And Ephraimª said,ª° Yet¹ I am become rich,ª° I have found me outª° substance:ª [in] all¹ my laboursª they shall findª° none¹ iniquityª in me that¹ [were] sin.ª" {Hsa 12:7-8} + "Whose¹ possessorsª° slayª° them, and hold themselves not guilty:ª°¹ and they that sellª° them say,ª° Blessedª° [be] the LORD;ª for I am rich:ª° and their own shepherdsª° pityª°¹ them not.¹ ...¹ Threeª shepherdsª° also I cut offª° in oneª month;ª and my soulª lothedª° them, and their soulª also¹ abhorredª° me." {Zch 11:5-8} + "Andª I will sayª° to myª soul,ª Soul,ª thou hastª° muchª goodsª laid upª° forª manyª years;ª take thine ease,ª° eat,ª° drink,ª° [and] be merry.ª°" {Lke 12:19} + "Being filled¹ with²° allª unrighteousness,ª fornication,ª wickedness,ª covetousness,ª maliciousness;ª fullª of envy,ª murder,ª debate,ª deceit,ª malignity;ª whisperers,ª" {Rom 1:29} + "Whoª knowingª° the¹ judgmentª of God,ª thatª they which commitª° such thingsª areª° worthyª of death,ª notª onlyª doª° the same,ª butªª have pleasureª° in them that doª° them." {Rom 1:32} + "Forª menª shall beª° lovers of their own selves,ª covetous,ª boasters,ª proud,ª blasphemers,ª disobedientª to parents,ª unthankful,ª unholy,ª ... Traitors,ª heady,ª highminded,ª° lovers of pleasuresª moreª thanª lovers of God;ª" {2Tm 3:2-4} + "Loveª° notª the¹ world,ª neitherª the things¹ [that are] inª the¹ world.ª Ifª any manª loveª° the¹ world,ª the¹ loveª of the¹ Fatherª isª° notª inª him.ª" {1Jn 2:15}
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