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Proverbs 15:7

Proverbs 15:7

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

lips: Psalms 37:30, Psalms 45:2, Psalms 51:13-15, Psalms 71:15-18, Psalms 78:2-6, Psalms 119:13; Ecclesiastes 12:9-10; Song of Solomon 4:11; Matthew 10:27, Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Acts 18:9-10; Romans 10:14-17; Romans 15:18-21; Ephesians 4:29; 2 Timothy 2:2

the heart: Proverbs 10:20-21; Matthew 12:34; James 3:6

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