Deuteronomy 12:8
12:8 You must not do like we are doing here today, with everyone
doing what seems best to him,
Psalms 12:4
12:4 They say, “We speak persuasively;
we know how to flatter and boast.
Who is our master?”
Proverbs 12:15
12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own opinion,
but the one who listens to advice is wise.
Proverbs 14:12
14:12 There is a way that seems right to a person,
but its end is the way that leads to death.
Proverbs 16:2
16:2 All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Enjoy Life to the Fullest under the Fear of God
11:9 Rejoice, young man, while you are young,
and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth.
Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes,
but know that God will judge your motives and actions.
Jeremiah 44:16-17
44:16 “We will not listen to what you claim the
Lord has spoken to us!
44:17 Instead we will do everything we vowed we would do.
We will sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the goddess called the Queen of Heaven
just as we and our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders previously did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and had no troubles.