Who hath woe: Proverbs 23:21, Proverbs 20:1; 1 Samuel 25:36-37; 2 Samuel 13:28; 1 Kings 20:16-22; Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:22; Isaiah 28:7-8; Nahum 1:10; Matthew 24:49-50; Luke 12:45-46; Ephesians 5:18
redness: Genesis 49:12
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Proverbs 23:29
Proverbs 23:29
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