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James 1:5

James 1:5

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

any: Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 36:1-4; 1 Kings 3:7-9, 1 Kings 3:11-12; Job 28:12-28; Proverbs 3:5-7, Proverbs 9:4-6; Jeremiah 1:6-7; 2 Corinthians 2:16

let: James 1:17, James 3:17, James 5:16; 1 Chronicles 22:12; 2 Chronicles 1:10; Proverbs 2:3-6; Isaiah 55:6-7; Jeremiah 29:12; Jeremiah 29:13; Daniel 2:18-22; Matthew 7:7-11; Luke 11:9-13; John 4:10, John 14:13, John 15:7; John 16:23-24; 1 John 3:22, 1 John 5:14-15

and upbraideth: Matthew 11:20; Mark 16:14; Luke 15:20-22

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