his wife: Ecclesiastes 4:9-10; 1 Corinthians 12:21
he would not: Genesis 4:4-5; Psalms 86:17
he have showed: Psalms 25:14, Psalms 27:13; Proverbs 3:32; John 14:20, John 14:23, John 15:15
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Judges 13:23
Judges 13:23
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