a wellspring: Proverbs 10:11, Proverbs 13:14, Proverbs 14:27, Proverbs 18:4; John 5:24, John 6:63, John 6:68
the instruction: Proverbs 15:2, Proverbs 15:28; Matthew 15:14, Matthew 23:16-26; Luke 6:39-40
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Proverbs 16:22
Proverbs 16:22
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