- An hypocrite:
- Or rather, as chanaiph properly signifies, a wicked, profligate person, an infidel. "He saidª° unto him, I¹ [am] a prophetª also¹ as thou [art]; and an angelª spakeª° unto¹ me by the wordª of the LORD,ª saying,ª° Bring him backª° with¹ thee into¹ thine house,ª that he may eatª° breadª and drinkª° water.ª [But] he liedª° unto him. ... But camest back,ª° and hast eatenª° breadª and drunkª° waterª in the place,ª of the which¹ [the LORD] did sayª° to¹ thee, Eatª° no¹ bread,ª and drinkª° no¹ water;ª thy carcaseª shall not¹ comeª° unto¹ the sepulchreª of thy fathers.ª" {1Kg 13:18-22} + "Then the kingª of Israelª gathered²° the prophets² together,ª°¹¹ about fourª hundredª men,ª and saidª° unto¹ them, Shall I go²°¹ against¹ Ramothgileadª² to battle,ª or¹ shall I forbear?ª° And they said,ª° Go up;ª° for the Lordª shall deliverª° [it] into the handª of the king.ª" {1Kg 22:6} + "And the LORDª said,ª° Who¹ shall persuadeª°¹ Ahab,ª that he may go upª° and fallª° at Ramothgilead?ª² And one¹ saidª° on this manner,ª and another¹ saidª° on that manner.ª ... Now¹ therefore, behold,¹ the LORDª hath putª° a lyingª spiritª in the mouthª of all¹ these¹ thy prophets,ª and the LORDª hath spokenª° evilª concerning¹ thee." {1Kg 22:20-23} + "So¹ [are] the pathsª of all¹ that forgetª° God;ª and the hypocrite'sª hopeª shall perish:ª°" {Job 8:13} + "That the hypocriteªª reign²° not,¹¹ lest the peopleª be ensnared.ª¹" {Job 34:30} + "For¹ [it was] not¹ an enemyª° [that] reproachedª° me; then I could have borneª° [it]: neither¹ [was it] he that hatedª° me [that] did magnifyª° [himself] against¹ me; then I would have hid²° myself¹ from¹ him:" {Psa 55:12} + "He hath put forthª° his handsª against such as be at peaceª with him: he hath brokenª° his covenant.ª ... [The words] of his mouthª were smootherª° than butter,ª but warª [was] in his heart:ª his wordsª were softerª° than oil,ª¹ yet [were] they¹ drawn swords.ª" {Psa 55:20-21} + "Bewareª²° ofª false prophets,ª whichª comeª° toª youª inª sheep'sª clothing,ª butª inwardlyª they areª° raveningª wolves.ª" {Mtt 7:15} + "Butª yeª say,ª° Whosoeverªª shall sayª° to [his] fatherª orª [his] mother,ª [It is] a gift,ª by² whatsoeverªª thou mightest be profitedª° by¹ me;ª ... Let²° them² alone:ª°¹ they beª° blindª leadersª of the blind.ª Andª ifª the blindª leadª° the blind,ª bothª shall fallª° intoª the ditch.ª" {Mtt 15:5-14} + "Alsoª ofª your² own selvesª¹ shall²° menª arise,ª° speakingª° perverse things,ª° to draw awayª° disciplesª afterª them.ª" {Act 20:30} + "Forª suchª [are] false apostles,ª deceitfulª workers,ª transforming themselvesª° intoª the apostlesª of Christ.ª ... Thereforeª [it is] noª great thingª ifª° hisª ministersª also² be transformedª° asª the ministersª of righteousness;ª whoseª endª shall beª° accordingª to theirª works.ª" {2Co 11:13-15} + "Andª thenª shall²° that Wickedª be revealed,ª° whomª the¹ Lordª shall consumeª° with the¹ spiritª of his²¹ mouth,ª andª shall destroyª° with the¹ brightnessª of his²¹ coming:ª ... Andª withª allª deceivablenessª of unrighteousnessª inª them that perish;ª° becauseªª they receivedª° notª the¹ loveª of the¹ truth,ª that² theyª might be saved.ª°" {2Th 2:8-10} + "Nowª the¹ Spiritª speakethª° expressly,ª thatª inª the latterª timesª someª shall depart¹ from²° the¹ faith,ª giving heedª° to seducingª spirits,ª andª doctrinesª of devils;ª ... Forbiddingª° to marry,ª° [and commanding] to abstain¹ from²° meats,ª whichª Godª hath createdª° to² be receivedª¹ withª thanksgivingª of them which believeª andª knowª° the¹ truth.ª" {1Tm 4:1-3} + "Butª there wereª° false prophetsª alsoª amongª the¹ people,ª evenª asª there shall beª° false teachersª amongª you,ª whoª privily shall bring inª° damnableª heresies,ª evenª denyingª° the¹ Lordª that boughtª° them,ª and bring²° upon¹ themselvesª swiftª destruction.ª ... Andª throughª covetousnessª shall they with feignedª wordsª make merchandiseª° of you:ª whoseª judgmentª now of a long timeª lingerethª° not,ª andª theirª damnationª slumberethª° not.ª" {2Pe 2:1-3}
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