Great: Jeremiah 5:5; Matthew 11:25; John 7:48; 1 Corinthians 1:26-27, 1 Corinthians 2:7-8; James 2:6-7
neither: Job 12:20; Ecclesiastes 4:13
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Job 32:9
Job 32:9
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I. A man of great modesty and humility. Though a young man, and a man
of abilities, yet not pert, and confident, and assuming: his face
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