I counsel: Proverbs 24:21; Romans 13:1-4; Titus 3:1; 1 Peter 2:13-17
in regard: 1 Kings 2:43; 1 Chronicles 29:24; Ezekiel 17:13-20; Romans 13:5
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Ecclesiastes 8:2
Ecclesiastes 8:2
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