Proverbs 13:13

13Whoever adespises bthe word brings destruction on himself,
but he who reveres the commandment will be crewarded.

Ezekiel 34:11

The Lord God Will Seek Them Out

11For thus says the Lord God: dBehold, I, I emyself will search for my sheep and will seek them out.

Ezekiel 34:20

20Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them: Behold, I, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

Hosea 4:6

6My people are destroyed ffor lack of knowledge;
gbecause you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you hfrom being a priest to me.
And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
iI also will forget your children.

Hosea 5:14

14For I will be jlike a lion to kEphraim,
and like a young lion to the house of lJudah.
mI, even I, will tear and go away;
I will carry off, and no one shall rescue.
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