shall: Proverbs 15:23, Proverbs 16:1, Proverbs 25:11-12; Genesis 41:38-57; Daniel 2:46-48; Mark 12:17-18, Mark 12:32-34
giveth a right answer: Heb. answereth right words, Job 6:25
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Proverbs 24:26
Proverbs 24:26
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