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Matt. 6:23 KJV (With Strong’s)

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

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Matt. 20:15• ¹⁵Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? (Matt. 20:15)

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Isa. 44:18‑20• ¹⁸They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
¹⁹And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
²⁰He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? (Isa. 44:18‑20)

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Mark 7:22• ²²Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: (Mark 7:22)

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Eph. 4:18• ¹⁸Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: (Eph. 4:18)

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Eph. 5:8• ⁸For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (Eph. 5:8)

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1 John 2:11• ¹¹But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes. (1 John 2:11)

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Matt. 23:16‑28• ¹⁶Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
¹⁷Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
¹⁸And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
¹⁹Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
²⁰Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
²¹And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
²²And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
²³Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
²⁴Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
²⁵Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
²⁶Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
²⁷Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
²⁸Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. (Matt. 23:16‑28)

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Prov. 26:12• ¹²Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. (Prov. 26:12)

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Isa. 5:20‑21• ²⁰Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
²¹Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! (Isa. 5:20‑21)

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Isa. 8:20• ²⁰To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. (Isa. 8:20)

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Jer. 4:22• ²²For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. (Jer. 4:22)

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Jer. 8:8‑9• ⁸How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
⁹The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them? (Jer. 8:8‑9)

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Luke 8:10• ¹⁰And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. (Luke 8:10)

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John 9:39‑41• ³⁹And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
⁴⁰And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
⁴¹Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. (John 9:39‑41)

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Rom. 1:22• ²²Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, (Rom. 1:22)

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Rom. 2:17‑23• ¹⁷Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
¹⁸And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
¹⁹And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
²⁰An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
²¹Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
²²Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
²³Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonorest thou God? (Rom. 2:17‑23)

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1 Cor. 1:18‑20• ¹⁸For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
¹⁹For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
²⁰Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? (1 Cor. 1:18‑20)

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1 Cor. 2:14• ¹⁴But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. (1 Cor. 2:14)

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1 Cor. 3:18‑19• ¹⁸Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
¹⁹For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. (1 Cor. 3:18‑19)

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Rev. 3:17‑18• ¹⁷Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
¹⁸I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. (Rev. 3:17‑18)

J. N. Darby Translation

but if thine eye be wicked, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great the darkness!

W. Kelly Translation

but if thine eye be wicked, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee is darkness, how great the darkness!