- direct:
- Heb. rectify, "The integrityª of the uprightª shall guideª° them: but the perversenessª of transgressorsª° shall destroyª°°° them." {Prv 11:3} + "Therefore shall they eatª° of the fruitª¹ of their own way,ª and be filledª° with their own devices.ª¹ ... For¹ the turning awayª of the simpleª shall slayª° them, and the prosperityª of foolsª shall destroyª° them." {Prv 1:31-32} + "His own iniquitiesª shall takeª°¹ the wickedª himself, and he shall be holdenª° with the cordsª of his sins.ª" {Prv 5:22} + "And when Ahithophelª sawª° that¹ his counselª was not¹ followed,ª° he saddledª° [his]¹ ass,ª and arose,ª° and gat¹ him home²° to¹ his house,ª to¹ his city,ª and put¹¹ his householdª in order,²° and hanged²° himself,¹ and died,ª° and was buriedª° in the sepulchreª of his father.ª" {2Sm 17:23} + "Then Estherª the queenª answeredª° and said,ª° If¹ I have foundª° favourª in thy sight,ª O king,ª and if¹ it pleaseª°¹ the king,ª let my lifeª be givenª° me at my petition,ª and my peopleª at my request:ª ... So they hangedª°¹ Hamanª on¹ the gallowsª that¹ he had preparedª° for Mordecai.ª Then was the king'sª wrathª pacified.ª°" {Est 7:3-10} + "The heathenª are sunk downª° in the pitª [that] they made:ª° in the netª whichª they hidª° is their own footª taken.ª° ... The LORDª is knownª° [by] the judgmentª [which] he executeth:ª° the wickedª is snared²°¹ in the workª of his own hands.ª Higgaion.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 9:15-16} + "Saying,ª° I have sinnedª° in that I have betrayedª° the innocentª blood.ª Andª they¹ said,ª° Whatª [is that] toª us?ª seeª° thouª [to that]. ... Andª he cast downª° the¹ pieces of silverª inª the¹ temple,ª and departed,ª° andª wentª° and hanged¹ himself.²°" {Mtt 27:4-5}
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