Genesis 33:4
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4 But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.(A)
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Genesis 45:14-15
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14 Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, while Benjamin wept upon his neck. 15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them, and after that his brothers talked with him.
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Psalm 34:4
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4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.(A)
Luke 15:20
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20 So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.(A)
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Acts 20:37
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37 There was much weeping among them all; they embraced Paul and kissed him,(A)
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Genesis 32:28
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28 Then the man[a] said, “You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,[b] for you have striven with God and with humans[c] and have prevailed.”(A)
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Proverbs 16:7
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7 When the ways of people please the Lord,
he causes even their enemies to be at peace with them.(A)
Genesis 46:29
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29 Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. He presented himself to him, fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.(A)
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Genesis 45:2
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2 And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it.(A)
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Job 2:12
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12 When they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him, and they raised their voices and wept aloud; they tore their robes and threw dust in the air upon their heads.(A)
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Nehemiah 1:11
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11 O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man!”
At the time, I was cupbearer to the king.(A)
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Genesis 43:30
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30 With that, Joseph hurried out, because he was overcome with affection for his brother, and he was about to weep. So he went into a private room and wept there.(A)
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Proverbs 21:1
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21 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
he turns it wherever he will.
Genesis 43:34
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34 Portions were taken to them from Joseph’s table, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. So they drank and were merry with him.(A)
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