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Proverbs 18:14

Proverbs 18:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

spirit: Job 1:20-21, Job 2:7-10; Psalms 147:3; Romans 5:3-5, Romans 8:35-37; 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10; James 1:2; 1 Peter 1:6

but: Proverbs 17:22; Job 6:4, Job 7:14-15, Job 10:15-17; Psalms 30:9-10, Psalms 32:3-4, Psalms 38:2-4; Psalms 42:10-11, Psalms 55:3, Psalms 55:5, Psalms 77:2-3, Psalms 88:14-16, Psalms 109:22; Mark 14:33-34; 2 Corinthians 2:7

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