A wholesome: Heb. The healing of the, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 16:24; Malachi 4:2
a tree: Proverbs 3:18; Genesis 3:22-24; 1 Timothy 6:3; Revelation 2:7
a breach: Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 18:14, Proverbs 26:22; Psalms 52:2-4, Psalms 109:22
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Proverbs 15:4
Proverbs 15:4
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