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For children born of lawless unions
    give evidence of the wickedness of their parents, when they are examined.

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'Wisdom 4:6' not found for the version: New International Version.

Where as a testimony to its wickedness,
    even yet there remain a smoking desert,
Plants bearing fruit that never ripens,
    and the tomb of a disbelieving soul,[a] a standing pillar of salt.(A)

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  1. 10:7 Disbelieving soul: Lot’s wife; cf. Gn 19:26.
'Wisdom 10:7' not found for the version: New International Version.

15 They show that the demands of the law are written in their hearts,[a] while their conscience also bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even defend them

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  1. 2:15 Paul expands on the thought of Jer 31:33; Wis 17:11.

15 They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.)

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