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Proverbs 24:12

Proverbs 24:12

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doth not he that: Proverbs 5:21, Proverbs 21:2; 1 Samuel 16:7; Psalms 7:9, Psalms 17:3, Psalms 44:21; Ecclesiastes 5:8; Jeremiah 17:10; Romans 2:16; 1 Corinthians 4:5; Hebrews 4:12-13; Revelation 2:18, Revelation 2:23

that keepeth: 1 Samuel 2:6, 1 Samuel 25:29; Psalms 66:9, Psalms 121:3, Psalms 121:8; Daniel 5:23; Acts 17:28; Revelation 1:18

and shall: Job 34:11; Psalms 62:12; Jeremiah 32:19; Matthew 16:27; Romans 2:6; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 2:23; Revelation 20:12-15, Revelation 22:12

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