destruction
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19Their end is destruction; their god is their belly; and their glory is in their shame: for they are immersed in earthly things.
13Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate, and broad is the way, which leads to perdition, and many there are who enter through it. 14How narrow is the gate, and how straight is the way, which leads to life, and few there are who find it!
18Arrogance precedes destruction. And the spirit is exalted before a fall.
28And do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But instead fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.
9For those who want to become rich fall into temptation and into the snare of the devil and into many useless and harmful desires, which submerge men in destruction and in perdition.
2Clouds and mist are all around him. Justice and judgment are corrections from his throne. 3A fire will precede him, and it will enflame his enemies all around. 4His lightnings have enlightened the whole world. The earth saw, and it was shaken. 5The mountains flowed like wax before the face of the Lord, before the face of the Lord of all the earth. 6The heavens announced his justice, and all peoples saw his glory. 7May all those who adore graven images be confounded, along with those who glory in their false images. All you his Angels: Adore him.
16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.
16Grief and unhappiness are in their ways.
20He sent his word, and he healed them, and he rescued them from their utter destruction.
11The just one will rejoice when he sees vindication. He will wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.