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Exodus 20:20

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prove: Exodus 15:25-26; Genesis 22:1, Genesis 22:12; Deuteronomy 8:2, Deuteronomy 13:3

his fear: Genesis 20:11; Deuteronomy 6:2, Deuteronomy 10:12; Joshua 24:14; Nehemiah 5:15; Job 28:28; Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 3:7; Isaiah 8:13

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