"I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee."
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He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.
Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.
But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
I will make clear what your righteousness is like and your works; you will have no profit in them.
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; and they shall not profit thee.
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
I will declare your righteousness; and as for your works, they shall not profit you.
I declare thy righteousness, and thy works, And they do not profit thee.