- the transgression:
- "His own iniquitiesª shall takeª°¹ the wickedª himself, and he shall be holdenª° with the cordsª of his sins.ª" {Prv 5:22} + "The righteousnessª of the perfectª shall directª° his way:ª but the wickedª shall fallª° by his own wickedness.ª ... The righteousnessª of the uprightª shall deliverª° them: but transgressorsª° shall be takenª° in [their own] naughtiness.ª" {Prv 11:5-6} + "The wickedª is snaredª by the transgressionª of [his] lips:ª but the justª shall come outª° of trouble.ª¹" {Prv 12:13} + "The stepsª of his strengthª shall be straitened,ª° and his own counselª shall cast him down.ª° ... The snareª [is] laidª° for him in the ground,ª and a trapª for him in¹ the way.ª" {Job 18:7-10} + "Upon¹ the wickedª he shall rainª° snares,ª fireª and brimstone,ª and an horribleª tempest:ª [this shall be] the portionª of their cup.ª" {Psa 11:6} + "And he shall be¹ for a sanctuary;ª but for a stoneª of stumblingª and for a rockª of offenceª to bothª the housesª of Israel,ª for a ginª and for a snareª to the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem.ª ... And manyª among them shall stumble,ª° and fall,ª° and be broken,ª° and be snared,ª° and be taken.ª°" {Isa 8:14-15} + "Andª [that] they may recover themselvesª° out ofª the¹ snareª of the¹ devil,ª who are taken captiveª° byª himª atª hisª will.ª" {2Tm 2:26}
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