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Jeremiah 2:30
“ I have punished your children, but they did not respond to my discipline. You yourselves have killed your prophets as a lion kills its prey.
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2 Chronicles 16 9
The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on you will be at war.”
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Jeremiah 7:28
Say to them,‘ This is the nation whose people will not obey the Lord their God and who refuse to be taught. Truth has vanished from among them; it is no longer heard on their lips.
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Zephaniah 3:7
I thought,‘ Surely they will have reverence for me now! Surely they will listen to my warnings. Then I won’t need to strike again, destroying their homes.’ But no, they get up early to continue their evil deeds.
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Isaiah 9:13
For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent. They will not seek the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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Ezekiel 3:7-9
But the people of Israel won’t listen to you any more than they listen to me! For the whole lot of them are hard hearted and stubborn.But look, I have made you as obstinate and hard hearted as they are.I have made your forehead as hard as the hardest rock! So don’t be afraid of them or fear their angry looks, even though they are rebels.”
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Zephaniah 3:1-2
What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem, the city of violence and crime!No one can tell it anything; it refuses all correction. It does not trust in the Lord or draw near to its God.
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Psalms 11:4-7
But the Lord is in his holy Temple; the Lord still rules from heaven. He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth.The Lord examines both the righteous and the wicked. He hates those who love violence.He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked, punishing them with scorching winds.For the righteous Lord loves justice. The virtuous will see his face.
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Zechariah 7:11-12
“ Your ancestors refused to listen to this message. They stubbornly turned away and put their fingers in their ears to keep from hearing.They made their hearts as hard as stone, so they could not hear the instructions or the messages that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies had sent them by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. That is why the Lord of Heaven’s Armies was so angry with them.
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Romans 2:4-5
Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
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Proverbs 21:29
The wicked bluff their way through, but the virtuous think before they act.
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Jeremiah 7:26
But my people have not listened to me or even tried to hear. They have been stubborn and sinful— even worse than their ancestors.
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Isaiah 48:4
For I know how stubborn and obstinate you are. Your necks are as unbending as iron. Your heads are as hard as bronze.
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Proverbs 27:22
You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
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Jeremiah 19:15
“ This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says:‘ I will bring disaster upon this city and its surrounding towns as I promised, because you have stubbornly refused to listen to me.’”
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2 Chronicles 28 22
Even during this time of trouble, King Ahaz continued to reject the Lord.
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Isaiah 1:5-6
Why do you continue to invite punishment? Must you rebel forever? Your head is injured, and your heart is sick.You are battered from head to foot— covered with bruises, welts, and infected wounds— without any soothing ointments or bandages.
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Hebrews 12:9
Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn’t we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever?
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Romans 2:2
And we know that God, in his justice, will punish anyone who does such things.
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Proverbs 23:35
And you will say,“ They hit me, but I didn’t feel it. I didn’t even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up so I can look for another drink?”
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Ezekiel 24:13
Your impurity is your lewdness and the corruption of your idolatry. I tried to cleanse you, but you refused. So now you will remain in your filth until my fury against you has been satisfied.
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Isaiah 42:25
Therefore, he poured out his fury on them and destroyed them in battle. They were enveloped in flames, but they still refused to understand. They were consumed by fire, but they did not learn their lesson.
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Proverbs 22:12
The Lord preserves those with knowledge, but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.
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Jeremiah 32:19
You have all wisdom and do great and mighty miracles. You see the conduct of all people, and you give them what they deserve.
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Psalms 51:6
But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.