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Isa. 57:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

For the iniquity of his covetousnesss was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on ρfrowardly in the way of his heart.

Jer. 6:13• ¹³For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them, every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely. (Jer. 6:13)

turning away.

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the iniquity.

Isa. 5:8‑9• ⁸Woe unto them that join house to house, [that] lay field to field, till [there be] no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!
⁹In mine ears [saith] Jehovah of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, [even] great and fair, without inhabitant. (Isa. 5:8‑9)

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Isa. 56:11• ¹¹Yea, the dogs [are] greedy, they can never have enough; and these [are] shepherds [that] cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter. (Isa. 56:11)

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Jer. 6:13• ¹³For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them, every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely. (Jer. 6:13)

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Jer. 8:10• ¹⁰Therefore will I give their wives unto others, their fields to those that shall possess them; for every one, from the least even unto the greatest, is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely. (Jer. 8:10)

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Jer. 22:17• ¹⁷But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. (Jer. 22:17)

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Ezek. 33:31• ³¹And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. (Ezek. 33:31)

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Mic. 2:2‑3• ²And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
³Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye walk haughtily: for it is an evil time. (Mic. 2:2‑3)

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Luke 12:15• ¹⁵And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for [it is] not because a man is in abundance [that] his life is in his possessions. (Luke 12:15)

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Eph. 5:3‑5• ³But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not be even named among you, even as becometh saints;
⁴and filthiness and foolish talking or jesting, which are not becoming, but rather thanksgiving.
⁵For this ye are aware of, knowing that no fornicator nor unclean nor covetous [person], who is an idolater, hath inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God. (Eph. 5:3‑5)

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Col. 3:5• ⁵Put to death therefore your members that [are] on the earth, fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; (Col. 3:5)

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1 Tim. 6:9• ⁹But those that wish to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, such as sink men into destruction and perdition. (1 Tim. 6:9)

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2 Peter 2:3,14• ³And in covetousness with feigned words, they shall make merchandise of you: for whom judgment from of old is not idle, and their perdition slumbereth not.
¹⁴having eyes full of an adulteress and without cessation from sin; setting baits for unstable souls; having a heart practiced in covetousness, children of curse; (2 Peter 2:3,14)

I hid.

Isa. 8:17• ¹⁷And I will wait for Jehovah that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. (Isa. 8:17)

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Isa. 45:15• ¹⁵Verily thou [art] a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. (Isa. 45:15)

and he.

Isa. 9:13• ¹³But the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek Jehovah of hosts. (Isa. 9:13)

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Jer. 2:30• ³⁰In vain have I smitten your children: they received no correction. Your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. (Jer. 2:30)

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Jer. 5:3• ³Jehovah, are not thine eyes upon fidelity? Thou hast smitten them, but they are not sore; thou hast consumed them, they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. (Jer. 5:3)

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Luke 15:14‑16• ¹⁴But when he had spent all, there arose a violent famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want.
¹⁵And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
¹⁶And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave unto him. (Luke 15:14‑16)

frowardly.

Heb. turning away.

in the.

Eccl. 6:9• ⁹Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire:{HR}This also is vanity and a striving after wind. (Eccl. 6:9)

J. N. Darby Translation

For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on backslidingly in the way of his heart.

W. Kelly Translation

For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.