thought: Proverbs 24:8, Proverbs 23:7; Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21; Psalms 119:113; Isaiah 55:7; Jeremiah 4:14; Matthew 5:28, Matthew 9:4; Matthew 15:19; Acts 8:22; 2 Corinthians 10:5
the scorner: Proverbs 22:10, Proverbs 29:8
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Proverbs 24:9
Proverbs 24:9
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