with the pure you prove yourself pure, but with the crooked you prove yourself shrewd.
Leviticus 26:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘If in spite of these things you do not accept my discipline, but act with hostility towards me, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If by these means you are not turned to Me but determine to walk contrary to Me, American Standard Version (1901) And if by these things ye will not be reformed unto me, but will walk contrary unto me; Common English Bible If, despite these things, you still do not accept my discipline and continue to oppose me, Catholic Public Domain Version But if you are not willing to receive discipline in this way, and you still walk as an adversary to me, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if even so you will not amend, but will walk contrary to me: |
with the pure you prove yourself pure, but with the crooked you prove yourself shrewd.
I have struck down your children in vain; they would not accept discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a ravaging lion.
Lord, don’t your eyes look for faithfulness? You have struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They made their faces harder than rock, and they refused to return.
Just as it is written in the law of Moses, all this disaster has come on us, yet we have not sought the favour of the Lord our God by turning from our iniquities and paying attention to your truth.
‘If you act with hostility towards me and are unwilling to obey me, I will multiply your plagues seven times for your sins.