My wounds fester and are loathsome because of my sinful folly. I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning.
My wounds fester
Psalm 38:11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away.
Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
and are loathsome
Job 19:17 "My breath is offensive to my wife; I am loathsome to my own family."
because of my sinful folly
Psalm 69:5 You, God, know my folly; my guilt is not hidden from you.
Proverbs 5:23 For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly.
Proverbs 12:23 The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool's heart blurts out folly.
Proverbs 13:16 All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly.
Ecclesiastes 10:3 Even as fools walk along the road, they lack sense and show everyone how stupid they are.
I am bowed down
Psalm 57:6 They spread a net for my feet--I was bowed down in distress. They dug a pit in my path--but they have fallen into it themselves.
Psalm 145:14 The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
Psalm 146:8 ... the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
all day long I go about mourning
Psalm 35:14 I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother.
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
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Friday, December 23, 2016
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