18 But the children of Israel did not [a]attack them, (A)because the rulers of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation complained against the rulers.

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  1. Joshua 9:18 strike

(A)In whose eyes a vile person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord;
He who (B)swears to his own hurt and does not change;

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(A)All things come alike to all:

One event happens to the righteous and the wicked;
To the [a]good, the clean, and the unclean;
To him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice.
As is the good, so is the sinner;
He who takes an oath as he who fears an oath.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 9:2 LXX, Syr., Vg. good and bad,

Do not let your (A)mouth cause your flesh to sin, (B)nor say before the messenger of God that it was an error. Why should God be angry at your [a]excuse and destroy the work of your hands?

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  1. Ecclesiastes 5:6 Lit. voice

Do not be (A)rash with your mouth,
And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God.
For God is in heaven, and you on earth;
Therefore let your words (B)be few.

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But the king spared (A)Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of (B)the Lord’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

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