Jeremiah 9:3 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth on the earth… In the Rabbinical books of the Jews they have a curious tradition about the growth of leprosy, that it began with the walls of a man's house, then, if he did not repent, entered his garments, till at last the tatter covered his whole body. And thus it is with the growth of sin. It begins with the neglect of duty, it may be of prayers; or the warning voice of conscience is unheeded. Habits of sin are formed; till at last the soul that lets God alone is let alone by God. (F. G. Pilkington.) Parallel Verses KJV: And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD. |
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