to punish: Proverbs 17:15, Proverbs 18:5; Genesis 18:25
to strike: 2 Samuel 3:23-25, 2 Samuel 3:39, 2 Samuel 16:7-8, 2 Samuel 19:7; Job 34:18-19; Micah 5:1; John 18:22
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Proverbs 17:26
Proverbs 17:26
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