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Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, O scoffers, Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,

Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we have made a pact. The overwhelming scourge will not reach us when it passes by, For we have made falsehood our refuge and we have concealed ourselves with deception.”   

Therefore thus says the Lord God,

“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone, A costly cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. He who believes in it will not be disturbed.

Isaiah 28:14-16

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• To gain an advantage
• To win you over – for the ultimate purpose of “using” you in some way
• To make sure that they “win” – the argument, the promotion, the family squabble
• To hide their real desires
• To hide their real motives
• To hide their real goals
• To make themselves look better (and you worse in comparison)

. They cannot stand being wrong, and will twist facts and even lie to themselves to prove to themselves and others that they are right.  Their mental processes revolve around their self-exaltation, not around whether they are telling the truth.  They don’t think in terms of truth telling – they think in terms of exalting themselves. . Narcissists live in a world of untruth – about themselves, their circumstances, others, …. and God.

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