Pro 10:29, Mic 2:7, Mat 11:19, Luk 2:34, Joh 7:17, 1Pe 2:7-8 | ESV | STEP | The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless , but destruction to evildoers .

a[Ps. 25:12; Matt. 22:16; Acts 9:2]

b[See ver. 6 above]

d ch. 9:10; Luke 7:36; 14:1; John 2:1; 12:2

e ch. 9:11; Luke 15:2; 19:7

f ch. 18:17

h[Isa. 8:14; Matt. 21:44; John 9:39; 1 Cor. 1:23, 24; 2 Cor. 2:16; 1 Pet. 2:8, 9]

i Acts 28:22

j[ch. 8:31, 32; 14:21, 23]

l[ch. 8:43; Ps. 25:9; Dan. 12:10; Phil. 3:15]

mSee ch. 5:30

n[2 Cor. 2:16]

o[2 Cor. 2:16]

pCited from Ps. 118:22

r Rom. 9:33; Cited from Isa. 8:14

s[Rom. 9:22; Jude 4]

Proverbs 10:29

29 ^aThe way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless,
but destruction to evildoers.

Micah 2:7

7 Should this be said, O house of Jacob?
^bHas the Lord grown impatient? ^{▼▼Hebrew Has the spirit of the Lord grown short?}
Are these his deeds?
Do not my words do good
to him who walks uprightly?

Matthew 11:19

19 The Son of Man came ^deating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, ^ea friend of ^ftax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.” ^{▼▼Some manuscripts children (compare Luke 7:35)}

Luke 2:34

34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed ^hfor the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign ⁱthat is opposed

John 7:17

17 ^jIf anyone’s will is to do God’s ^{▼▼Greek his} will, ^lhe will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I ^mam speaking on my own authority.

1 Peter 2:7-8

7 So the honor is for you who ⁿbelieve, but for those who ^odo not believe,

^p“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,” ^{▼▼Greek the head of the corner}
8 and

^r“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, ^sas they were destined to do.