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Proverbs 20:28

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Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

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  1. Proverbs 20:26

    A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

  2. Proverbs 20:27

    The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

  3. Proverbs 20:29

    The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

  4. Proverbs 20:30

    The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.