Isaiah 55:8-9; Isaiah 14:24; Isaiah 53:6; Isaiah 65:2; Matthew 7:13-14; Psalms 119:176; Jeremiah 50:6; Daniel 9:1-5

Isaiah 55:8-9

8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD .

9 "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts.

Isaiah 14:24

24 The LORD of hosts has sworn saying, "Surely , just as I have intended so it has happened, and just as I have planned so it will stand,

Isaiah 53:6

6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him.

Isaiah 65:2

2 "I have spread out My hands all day long to a rebellious people, Who walk in the way which is not good, following their own thoughts,

Matthew 7:13-14

13 "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.

14 "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Psalms 119:176

176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.

Jeremiah 50:6

6 "My people have become lost sheep; Their shepherds have led them astray. They have made them turn aside on the mountains; They have gone along from mountain to hill And have forgotten their resting place.

Daniel 9:1-5

1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of Median descent, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans -

2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, observed in the books the number of the years which was revealed as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years.

3 So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.

4 I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed and said, "Alas, O Lord , the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,

5 we have sinned, committed iniquity, acted wickedly and rebelled, even turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances.