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Others’ irresponsibility, sin, or oppression can cause you pain. Often their mistakes and
choices can bring about negative circumstances that affect you.
• P S A L M 3 8 : 3 - 5 | Because of your anger, my whole body is sick; my health is broken because
of my sins. My guilt overwhelms me—it is a burden too heavy to bear. My wounds fester and
stink because of my foolish sins.
• N U M B E R S 1 2 : 1 0 - 1 1 | As the cloud moved from above the Tabernacle, there stood Miriam,
her skin as white as snow from leprosy. When Aaron saw what had happened to her, he
cried out to Moses, “Oh, my master! Please don’t punish us for this sin we have so foolishly
committed.”
• H E B R E W S 1 2 : 1 1 | No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.
God’s judgment of sin can cause pain. Although God will always forgive you if you ask,
your sinful actions have consequences that you must endure. These consequences are
usually difficult and painful.
• E C C L E S I A S T E S 8 :9 | I have thought deeply about all that goes on here under the sun,
where people have the power to hurt each other.
Relationships that sour can be painful.
• M AT T H E W 2 6 : 2 3 | He replied, “One of you who has just eaten from this bowl with me will
betray me.”
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• 1 S A M U E L 2 3 : 1 2 | Again David asked, “Will the leaders of Keilah betray me and my men
to Saul?” And the Lord replied, “Yes, they will betray you.”
• P R O V E R B S 1 8 : 8 | Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart.
• P R O V E R B S 2 5 : 1 8 | Telling lies about others is as harmful as hitting them with an ax,
wounding them with a sword, or shooting them with a sharp arrow.
Hurtful words are painful. Often a wounded heart takes longer to heal than a wounded body.
• J O B 1 : 1 8 - 2 0 | While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: “Your
sons and daughters were feasting in their oldest brother’s home. Suddenly, a powerful wind
swept in from the wilderness and hit the house on all sides. The house collapsed, and all your
children are dead. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.” Job stood up and tore his robe
in grief.
The loss of someone or something that you love is always painful.
• 1 C O R I N T H I A N S 1 2 :2 6 | If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is
honored, all the parts are glad.
The suffering of others brings us pain.
• E C C L E S I A S T E S 2 :2 0 , 2 2-23 | So I gave up in despair, questioning the value of all my
hard work in this world. . . . So what do people get in this life for all their hard work and
anxiety? Their days of labor are filled with pain and grief; even at night their minds cannot rest. It is all meaningless.
Seeking satisfaction from any source other than God causes pain. Only the peace that
comes from walking with God can soothe your pain. Anything else will eventually worsen
your pain.
• L U K E 1 1 : 4 5 | “Teacher,” said an expert in religious law, “you have insulted us, too, in
what you just said.”
Convicting truth can be painful.
• P S A L M 1 5 : 4 | Those who despise flagrant sinners, and honor the faithful followers of the
Lord, and keep their promises even when it hurts.
Keeping a promise and doing the right thing can be painful.
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Betrayal is painful.
• J A M E S 3 : 5 - 6 | In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.
But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And among all the parts of the body, the
tongue is a flame of fire. . . . It can set your whole life on fire.
