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Haughty Eyes

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Proverbs 21:4

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Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.

Proverbs 6:16-19

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There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

Proverbs 16:18

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Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 27:2

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Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.

James 4:6

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But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Proverbs 18:12

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Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

Psalm 131:1

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A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.

Proverbs 29:23

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A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

Psalm 101:5

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Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

Proverbs 11:2

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When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 8:13

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To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

Romans 12:16

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Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.

Proverbs 26:12

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Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 6:17

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haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 16:5

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Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.

Psalm 138:6

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Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.

1 Peter 5:5

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Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Philippians 2:3

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Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

1 Corinthians 13:4

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

Proverbs 21:1-31

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The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases. All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart. To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice. Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin. The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty. . . .

Romans 12:3

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For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.

Proverbs 13:10

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Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

Isaiah 2:11

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The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 66:2

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Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.

Proverbs 21:24

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Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.

Isaiah 3:16

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The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—

Psalm 10:4

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In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

Psalm 18:27

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For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.

Isaiah 10:12

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So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.

1 John 2:16

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For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

Proverbs 16:19

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It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Proverbs 30:13

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There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—

Zephaniah 3:11

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On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.

1 Corinthians 4:7

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For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

James 4:10

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Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.

Isaiah 2:12

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For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—

Isaiah 5:15

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So mankind will be brought low, and each man humbled; the arrogant will lower their eyes.

Proverbs 12:22

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Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

1 Timothy 6:17

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Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

2 Samuel 22:28

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You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.

Matthew 5:3

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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Proverbs 15:33

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The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

Isaiah 13:11

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I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.

Job 41:34

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He looks down on all the haughty; he is king over all the proud.”

Proverbs 3:34

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He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.

Isaiah 5:21

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Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

Obadiah 1:3

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The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’

Isaiah 2:17

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So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,

Proverbs 6:1-35

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My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger, if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth, then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor. Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids. Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler. . . .

Revelation 1:1

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This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

2 Corinthians 12:7

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or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

Ezekiel 16:50

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Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.

Jeremiah 48:29

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We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.

Jeremiah 9:23

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This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

Proverbs 6:16-17

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There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Psalm 10:5

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He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.

Luke 14:11

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For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Mark 7:20-23

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He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”

Proverbs 25:27

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It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.

1 Corinthians 3:18

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Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

1 Samuel 2:3

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Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.

Isaiah 23:9

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The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.

Proverbs 16:1-33

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The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD. All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD. Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved. The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster. Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished. . . .

2 Timothy 3:4

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traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

Ephesians 4:2

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with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Galatians 6:4

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Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.

Isaiah 24:4

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The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away.

Isaiah 3:1-26

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For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water, the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder, the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter. “I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.” The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable. . . .

Isaiah 59:7

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Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.

Leviticus 18:22

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You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.

Luke 18:9-14

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To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’ But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’ . . .

Proverbs 1:16

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For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.

Proverbs 10:8

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A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

Proverbs 18:1-24

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He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment. A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions. With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace. The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook. Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice. . . .

Proverbs 22:1-29

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A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold. The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all. The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences. The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life. Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them. . . .

Proverbs 5:1-23

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My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight, that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol. . . .

1 Corinthians 6:9-10

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Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

1 John 2:15-17

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Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

Daniel 5:20

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But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.

Deuteronomy 19:10

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Thus innocent blood will not be shed in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed.

Galatians 6:3

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If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Hosea 7:10

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Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.

Jeremiah 17:9

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The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

Psalm 10:2

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In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.

Zephaniah 2:3

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Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.

2 Timothy 3:2

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For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

John 3:16

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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Matthew 11:29

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Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Philippians 2:5

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Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:

Proverbs 14:3

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The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

Psalm 119:21

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You rebuke the arrogant—the cursed who stray from Your commandments.

Revelation 21:8

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But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

1 Peter 5:5-7

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Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

2 Peter 2:18

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With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.

Ezekiel 16:49-50

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Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.

Micah 6:8

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He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Proverbs 30:32

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If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.

Revelation 3:17

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You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

Romans 12:2

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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

John 3:16-17

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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

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