for sin,takingan opportunitythroughthe commandment,deceivedme and throughit killedme.
Then the LORDGodsaidto the woman,"Whatis thisyou have done?"And the womansaid,"The serpentdeceivedme, and I ate."
He feedson ashes;a deceivedhearthas turnedhim aside.And he cannotdeliverhimself,norsay,"Is there not a liein my righthand?"
"The heartis moredeceitfulthanallelse And is desperatelysick;Whocan understandit?
"As for the terrorof you, The arroganceof your hearthas deceivedyou, O you who livein the cleftsof the rock,Who occupythe heightof the hill.Thoughyou makeyour nestas highas an eagle's,I will bringyou downfrom there,"declaresthe LORD.
"The arroganceof your hearthas deceivedyou, You who livein the cleftsof the rock,In the loftinessof your dwellingplace,Who sayin your heart,Whowill bringme downto earth?'
becauseby the worksof the Lawnofleshwill be justifiedin His sight;for throughthe Law[comes] the knowledgeof sin.
Thereforedid that whichis goodbecome[a cause] [of] deathfor me? May it neverbe! Ratherit was sin,in orderthat it might be shownto be sinby effectingmy deaththroughthat which is good,sothat throughthe commandmentsinwould becomeutterlysinful.
But sin,takingopportunitythroughthe commandment,producedin me covetingof every kind;for apartfrom the Lawsin[is] dead.
that, in referenceto your formermanner of life,you lay asidethe oldself,which is being corruptedin accordancewith the lustsof deceit,
But encourageone anotherdayafterday,as longas it is [still] called"Today,"sothat noneof you will be hardenedby the deceitfulnessof sin.
But proveyourselves doersof the word,and not merelyhearerswho deludethemselves.
Ifanyonethinkshimself to be religious,and yet does not bridlehis tonguebut deceiveshis [own] heart,this man'sreligionis worthless.
