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Proverbs 20:27
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Proverbs 20:27
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The LORD ’s light penetrates the human spirit, exposing every hidden motive.
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Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God and only later counting the cost.
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A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat, then runs his threshing wheel over them.
27
The LORD ’s light penetrates the human spirit, exposing every hidden motive.
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Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king; his throne is made secure through love.
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The glory of the young is their strength; the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old.
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[a].
Or The human spirit is the ’s light.
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