There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
A fool’s way is right in his own eyes, but the wise listen to advice.
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is fooling himself.
So then, what outcome did you have that you are now ashamed of? For the end of those things is death.
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, and yet is not cleansed from its filth.
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s judgment comes on the children of disobedience.
But Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom may return to the house of David.
So the king sought counsel and made two golden calves. He said to them, “You have been going up to Jerusalem long enough! Here are your gods O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”