“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.
At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,
But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
…because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
…and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”
On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.