fear: Exodus 14:31; 1 Samuel 24:6; Ecclesiastes 8:2-5; Matthew 22:21; Romans 13:1-7; Titus 3:1; 1 Peter 2:13-17
given to change: Heb. changers
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Proverbs 24:21
Proverbs 24:21
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