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Deuteronomy 4:9

Deuteronomy 4:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

keep thy soul: Deuteronomy 4:15, Deuteronomy 4:23; Proverbs 3:1, Proverbs 3:3, Proverbs 4:20-23; Luke 8:18; Hebrews 2:3; James 2:22

lest they: Joshua 1:18; Psalms 119:11; Proverbs 3:1-3, Proverbs 3:21, Proverbs 4:4, Proverbs 7:1; Hebrews 2:1; Revelation 3:3

teach them: Deuteronomy 6:7, Deuteronomy 11:19, Deuteronomy 29:29, Deuteronomy 31:19; Genesis 18:19; Exodus 13:8-9, Exodus 13:14-16; Joshua 4:6-7, Joshua 4:21; Psalms 34:11-16, Psalms 71:18, Psalms 78:3-8; Proverbs 1:8, Proverbs 4:1-13, Proverbs 23:26; Isaiah 38:19; Ephesians 6:4

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