- backslider:
- "For¹ the turning awayª of the simpleª shall slayª° them, and the prosperityª of foolsª shall destroyª° them." {Prv 1:32} + "Thine own wickednessª shall correctª° thee, and thy backslidingsª shall reproveª° thee: knowª° therefore and seeª° that¹ [it is] an evilª [thing] and bitter,ª that thou hast forsakenª°¹ the LORDª thy God,ª and that my fearª [is] not¹ in¹ thee, saithª° the Lordª GODª of hosts.ª" {Jer 2:19} + "Why¹ [then] is this¹ peopleª of Jerusalemª slidden backª° by a perpetualª° backsliding?ª they hold²° fast¹ deceit,ª they refuseª° to return.ª°" {Jer 8:5} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Cursedª° [be] the manª that¹ trustethª° in man,ª and makethª° fleshª his arm,ª and whose heartª departethª° from¹ the LORD.ª" {Jer 17:5} + "For¹ Israelª slideth backª° as a backslidingª° heifer:ª now¹ the LORDª will feedª° them as a lambª in a large place.ª" {Hsa 4:16} + "And them that are turned backª° fromª¹ the LORD;ª and [those] that¹ have not¹ soughtª°¹ the LORD,ª nor¹ enquiredª° for him." {Zph 1:6} + "Take heed,ª° brethren,ª lestª there beª° inª anyª of youª an evilª heartª of unbelief,ª in² departingª° fromª the livingª° God.ª" {Hbr 3:12} + "Forª ifª after they have escapedª° the¹ pollutionsª of the¹ worldª throughª the knowledgeª of the¹ Lordª andª Saviourª Jesusª Christ,ª they are²°¹ againª entangledª° therein,ª and²¹ overcome,ª²°° the¹ latter endª is¹ worseª with themª than the¹ beginning.ª ... Butª it is happenedª° unto themª according¹ to² the¹ trueª proverb,ª The dogª [is] turned²° to² his own² vomit² again;ª°¹¹¹ andª the sowª that was washedª° toª her wallowingª in the mire.ª" {2Pe 2:20-22}
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