OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 12:16

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The enemy will speak sweetly with his lips, and in his heart plan to throw you into a pit. The enemy may weep with his eyes, but if he finds opportunity, he will want more blood.

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Verse 16. Blood. Jeremiah 41:6. Samson yielded to the tears of women. Judges 14:16 and 16:6.

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