thou shalt lend: Deuteronomy 28:12, Deuteronomy 28:44; Psalms 37:21, Psalms 37:26, Psalms 112:5; Proverbs 22:7; Luke 6:35
thou shalt reign: Deuteronomy 28:13; 1 Kings 4:21, 1 Kings 4:24; 2 Chronicles 9:26; Ezra 4:20; Nehemiah 9:27
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Deuteronomy 15:6
Deuteronomy 15:6
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