10 A person then may with words help the good for the sake of the evil, yet the issue of the action leadeth to mischief. (T12)
Testament of Asher 1:10
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Testament of Asher 1:22–24
22 For good men, even they that are of single face, though they be thought by them that are double-faced to sin, are just before God. (T12) 23 For many in killing the wicked do two works, of good and evil; but the whole is good, because he hath uprooted and destroyed that… (T12)
Proverbs 24:7–9
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place. 8 He who plots evil will be called a schemer. 9 A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
Romans 14:15–17
15 If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died. 16 Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eati…
Sirach 11:30–32
30 Like a decoy partridge in a cage, so is the heart of a proud man. Like a spy, he looks for your weakness. (WEB) 31 For he lies in wait to turn things that are good into evil, and assigns blame in things that are praiseworthy. (WEB) 32 From a spark of fire, a heap of many coals i… (WEB)
Proverbs 17:19–21
19 He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction. 20 The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble. 21 A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
Greek Esther 16:4–6
4 And take not only thankfulness away from among men, but also lifted up with the glorious words of lewd persons, that were never good, they think to escape the justice of God, that seeth all things and hateth evil. (KJV) 5 Oftentimes also fair speech of those, that are… (KJV)
Lamentations 3:35–37
35 to deny a man justice before the Most High, 36 to subvert a man in his lawsuit— of these the Lord does not approve. 37 Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
2 Enoch 46:2–4
2 If any one bring any gifts to an earthly ruler, and have disloyal thoughts in his heart, and the ruler know this, will he not be angry with him, and not refuse his gifts, and not give him over to judgement? (2EN) 3 Or if one man make himself appear good to another by… (2EN) 4 … (2EN)
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