Proverbs 6:35

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He will not accept any ransom, nor will he be appeased, no matter how great the gift you offer.

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  • 2 Kgs 5:1 : 1 Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master's sight and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant warrior, but he had leprosy.
  • Prov 4:3 : 3 When I was a son to my father, tender and the only one in the eyes of my mother,
  • Prov 7:13 : 13 She took hold of him and kissed him; with a brazen face she said to him:
  • Prov 8:25 : 25 Before the mountains were shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth.
  • Isa 2:9 : 9 So mankind is brought low, and humans are humbled—do not forgive them.
  • Mal 2:9 : 9 So I have also made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways but have shown partiality in matters of the law.

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