Isaiah 65:5
They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
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Deuteronomy 29:20The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven
Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
Proverbs 16:5Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
Luke 5:30But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
Luke 15:2So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
Luke 18:9To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 65:2-8
The Conversion of the Gentiles; The Wickedness of the Jews; The Rejection of the Jews. ( b. c. 706.) 1 I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. 2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts; 3 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars… Read the whole commentary →