Righteousness: Deuteronomy 4:6-8, Deuteronomy 28:1-14; Judges 2:6-14; Jeremiah 2:2-25; Hosea 13:1
but: Deuteronomy 28:15-68, Deuteronomy 29:18-28; Psalms 107:34; Ezekiel 16:1-63, 22:1-23:49
any people: Heb. nations
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Proverbs 14:34
Proverbs 14:34
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