Hosea 12:8 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Ephraim was like 'Look how successful I've become! I've built up all this wealth and status.' He thought because he worked hard for everything, no one could call him out for doing anything actually wrong.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Success doesn't automatically make you right — it just makes you louder about being wrong.

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