desire: Psalms 10:17, Psalms 27:4, Psalms 37:4, Psalms 39:7-8, Psalms 119:5, Psalms 119:10; Isaiah 26:9; Jeremiah 17:16; Matthew 5:6
expectation: Proverbs 11:7, Proverbs 10:28; Romans 2:8-9; Hebrews 10:27
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Proverbs 11:23
Proverbs 11:23
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