Far be it: 2 Samuel 23:17; Job 21:16, Job 22:18
that I should: 2 Samuel 20:10; Proverbs 28:13; Jeremiah 17:9; Luke 10:29
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2 Samuel 20:20
2 Samuel 20:20
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