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Tobit 12:7-9
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Tobit 12:7-9
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
7 It is good to conceal the secret of a king, but to acknowledge and reveal the works of God, and with fitting honor to acknowledge him. Do good and evil will not overtake you. 8 Prayer with fasting[a] is good, but better than both is almsgiving with righteousness. A little with righteousness is better than wealth with wrongdoing.[b] It is better to give alms than to lay up gold. 9 For almsgiving saves from death and purges away every sin. Those who give alms will enjoy a full life,
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- Tobit 12:8 Codex Sinaiticus with sincerity
- Tobit 12:8 Lat
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