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Proverbs 16:6

Proverbs 16:6

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

mercy: Proverbs 20:28; Psalms 85:10; Daniel 4:27; Micah 7:18-20; Luke 11:41; John 15:2; Acts 15:9; 1 Peter 1:22

by the: Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 14:16, Proverbs 14:27; Genesis 20:11; Nehemiah 5:9, Nehemiah 5:15; Job 1:1-8, Job 28:28; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Ephesians 5:21

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