Psa 17:4, Luk 16:8, Joh 3:31, 7:6-7, 8:23, 15:19-20, 17:14, 16, Rev 12:9 | ESV | STEP | With regard to the works of man , by the word of your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent .

Psalms 17:4

4 With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips
I have avoided the ways of the violent.

Luke 16:8

8 The master commended the dishonest manager for his ^ashrewdness. For ^bthe sons of this world ^{▼▼Greek age} are ^dmore shrewd in dealing with their own generation than ^ethe sons of light.

John 3:31

31 ^fHe who comes from above ^gis above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and ^hspeaks in an earthly way. ⁱHe who comes from heaven ^jis above all.

John 7:6-7

6 Jesus said to them, ^k“My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. 7 The world cannot hate you, but ^lit hates me because I testify about it that ^mits works are evil.

John 8:23

23 He said to them, ⁿ“You are from below; I am from above. ^oYou are of this world; ^pI am not of this world.

John 15:19-20

19 ^qIf you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because ^ryou are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you: ^s‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, ^tthey will also persecute you. ^uIf they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

John 17:14

14 ^vI have given them your word, and ^wthe world has hated them ^xbecause they are not of the world, ^yjust as I am not of the world.

John 17:16

16 ^zThey are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

Revelation of John 12:9

9 And ^aathe great dragon was thrown down, ^abthat ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, ^acthe deceiver of the whole world— ^adhe was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.