Ezr 7:27, Psa 105:25, Pro 21:1, Jer 32:40, 2Th 2:10-12, Jam 1:13-17 | ESV | STEP | Blessed be the Lord , the God of our fathers , who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king , to beautify the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem ,

Ezra 7:27

27 ^aBlessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, ^bwho put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem,

Psalms 105:25

25 He ^cturned their hearts to hate his people,
to ^ddeal craftily with his servants.

Proverbs 21:1

1 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
he ^eturns it wherever he will.

Jeremiah 32:40

40 ^fI will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. ^gAnd I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me.

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12

10 and with all wicked deception for ^hthose who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 Therefore ⁱGod sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe ^jwhat is false, 12 in order that all may be condemned ^kwho did not believe the truth but ^lhad pleasure in unrighteousness.

James 1:13-17

13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire ^mwhen it has conceived gives birth to sin, and ⁿsin when it is fully grown brings forth death.

16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 ^oEvery good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from ^pthe Father of lights, ^qwith whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning}