- truth:
- "Run ye to and froª° through the streetsª of Jerusalem,ª and seeª° now,¹ and know,ª° and seekª° in the broad placesª thereof, if¹ ye can findª° a man,ª if¹ there beª [any] that executethª° judgment,ª that seekethª° the truth;ª and I will pardonª° it." {Jer 5:1} + "And they bendª°¹ their tonguesª [like] their bowª [for] lies:ª but they are not¹ valiantª° for the truthª upon the earth;ª for¹ they proceedª° from evilª¹ to¹ evil,ª and they knowª° not¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª ... Their tongueª [is as] an arrowª shot out;ª° it speakethª° deceit:ª [one] speakethª° peaceablyª to¹ his neighbourª with his mouth,ª but in heartª he layethª° his wait.ª" {Jer 9:3-8} + "And judgmentª is turned awayª° backward,ª and justiceª standethª° afar off:ª¹ for¹ truthª is fallenª° in the street,ª and equityª cannotª°¹ enter.ª° ... Yea, truthª faileth;ª°¹ and he [that] departethª° from evilª¹ maketh himself a prey:ª° and the LORDª sawª° [it], and it displeasedª²°¹ him that¹ [there was] no¹ judgment.ª" {Isa 59:14-15} + "Hearª° the wordª of the LORD,ª ye childrenª of Israel:ª for¹ the LORDª hath a controversyª with¹ the inhabitantsª° of the land,ª because¹ [there is] no¹ truth,ª nor¹ mercy,ª nor¹ knowledgeª of Godª in the land.ª" {Hsa 4:1} + "The goodª [man] is perishedª° out of¹ the earth:ª and [there is] none¹ uprightª among men:ª they all¹ lie in waitª° for blood;ª they huntª° every manª¹ his brotherª with a net.ª ... Trustª° ye not¹ in a friend,ª put ye not confidenceª°¹ in a guide:ª keepª° the doorsª of thy mouthª from her that liethª°¹ in thy bosom.ª" {Mic 7:2-5}
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