thine heart: Ecclesiastes 11:9; Mark 7:21-22; Acts 5:3-4, Acts 8:22; James 1:14-15
thy eyes: Job 17:2; Psalms 35:19; Proverbs 6:13
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Job 15:12
Job 15:12
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