Bible Verses About Wicked: God's mercy to

God speaks once, even twice, and still the hearer misses the point.

"In a dream, in a vision at night, when slumber falls upon people, as they sleep in their beds,

he opens people's ears and seals the matter with a warning,

to turn a person away from his action and protect a man from pride,

so that he will keep himself away from the pit and from perishing by the sword.

"He is also warned by pain when in bed, when all his bones are hurting;

so that he detests bread as well as richer food.

His flesh wastes away, till one can't stand to look; his bones protrude and become unsightly.

His soul comes close to the pit and his life to those who bring death.

"If there is for him an angel, a mediator, one among a thousand, who can vouch for the man's uprightness;

then [God] is gracious to him and says, 'Redeem him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom.'

His flesh becomes fresher than that of a child, he returns to the days of his youth.

He prays to God and is accepted by him, so that he sees [God's] face with joy, and [God] repays the man for his righteousness.

He declares before everyone, 'I sinned; I perverted what was right, and it gained me nothing.

[God] redeemed me from going into the pit, and now my life sees light.'

God will accomplish all these things twice, even three times, with a man,

to bring him back from the pit, so that he can enjoy the light of the living.