curseth: Proverbs 30:11, Proverbs 30:17; Exodus 20:12, Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9; Deuteronomy 27:16; Matthew 15:4; Mark 7:10-13
lamp: or, candle, Proverbs 20:27
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Proverbs 20:20
Proverbs 20:20
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