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But awhen he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the Lord his God, for bhe entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.
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Deuteronomy 32:15, 2 Chronicles 25:19
Deuteronomy 32
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"aBut Jeshurun grew fat and kicked-- You are grown fat, thick, and sleek-- bThen he forsook God cwho made him, And scorned dthe Rock of his salvation.
2 Chronicles 25
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"You said, 'Behold, you have defeated Edom.' And ayour heart has become proud in boasting. Now stay at home; for why should you provoke trouble so that you, even you, would fall and Judah with you?"