wrath: Proverbs 19:12, Proverbs 20:2; Daniel 3:13-25; Luke 12:4-5
messengers: Proverbs 17:11; 2 Kings 6:31-33; Mark 6:27
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Proverbs 16:14
Proverbs 16:14
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