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Ecclesiastes 7:4
Ecclesiastes 7:4
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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I. That the honour of virtue is really more valuable and desirable than…Ecclesiastes 7:4Ecclesiastes 7:4 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeheart: Nehemiah 2:2-5; Isaiah 53:3-4; Matthew 8:14-16; Mark 5:38-43; Luke 7:12-13; John 11:31-35
the heart: 1 Samuel 25:36, 1 Samuel 30:16; 2 Samuel 13:28; 1 Kings 20:16; Isaiah 21:4; Jeremiah 51:39, Jeremiah 51:57;…