"Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man."
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And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.
Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
Your evil-doing may have an effect on a man like yourself, or your righteousness on a son of man.
Thy wickedness [may affect] a man as thou [art], and thy righteousness a son of man.
Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art: and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are; And your righteousness may profit a son of man.
For a man like thyself `is' thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness.