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Proverbs 5:4
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Proverbs 5:4
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4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a two-edged sword.
Proverbs 5:4
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Proverbs 5:4
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4 but in the end she is bitter as gall,(A)
sharp as a double-edged sword.
Ecclesiastes 2:1
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Ecclesiastes 2:1
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The Vanity of Pleasure(A)
2 I said (B)in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with (C)mirth; [a]therefore enjoy pleasure”; but surely, (D)this also was vanity.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:1 gladness
Ecclesiastes 2:1
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Ecclesiastes 2:1
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Pleasures Are Meaningless
2 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure(A) to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.
Ecclesiastes 2:2
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Ecclesiastes 2:2
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2 I said of laughter—“Madness!”; and of mirth, “What does it accomplish?”
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Ecclesiastes 2:2
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Ecclesiastes 2:2
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2 “Laughter,”(A) I said, “is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?”
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