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...demanded. "What about those few sheep you're supposed to be taking care
of? I know about your pride and dishonesty. You
just want to see the battle!" ...
Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of sin, whose
lives are lived in complete honesty!
But you desire honesty from the heart, so you
can teach me to be wise in my inmost being.
Teach me how to live, O Lord. Lead me along the path of honesty, for my enemies are waiting for me to fall.
May integrity and honesty protect me, for I
put my hope in you.
The Lord hates cheating, but he delights in honesty.
Good people are guided by their honesty;
treacherous people are destroyed by their dishonesty.
The godly are directed by their honesty; the
wicked fall beneath their load of sin.
Only a stupid prince will oppress his people, but a king will have a long
reign if he hates dishonesty and bribes.
Lord, you are searching for honesty. You
struck your people, but they paid no attention. You crushed them, but they
refused to turn from sin. They are determined, with faces set like stone; they
have
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