that is slothful: Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 23:20-21, Proverbs 24:30-34; Matthew 25:26; Romans 12:11; Hebrews 6:12
is brother: Proverbs 28:24; Job 30:29; Luke 15:13-14, Luke 16:1-2
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Proverbs 18:9
Proverbs 18:9
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