Mazmur 12:1

Psalm 12¹

For the music director; according to the sheminith style;² a psalm of David.

12:1 Deliver, Lord!

For the godly³ have disappeared;⁴

people of integrity⁵ have vanished.⁶

Pengkhotbah 7:28

7:28 What I have continually sought, I have not found;

I have found only⁷ one upright⁸ man among a thousand,

but I have not found one upright woman among all of them.

Judah is Justly Deserving of Coming Judgment

5:1 The Lord said,⁹

“Go up and down¹⁰ through the streets of Jerusalem.¹¹

Look around and see for yourselves.

Search through its public squares.

See if any of you can find a single person

who deals honestly and tries to be truthful.¹²

If you can,¹³ then I will not punish this city.¹⁴

7:2 Faithful men have disappeared¹⁵ from the land;

there are no godly men left.¹⁶

They all wait in ambush so they can shed blood;¹⁷

they hunt their own brother with a net.¹⁸

18:8 I tell you, he will give them justice speedily.¹⁹ Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith²⁰ on earth?”

1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed,²¹ “Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”²²