Proverbs 11:8
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8 (A)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
and the wicked walks into it instead.
Daniel 6:23-24
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23 Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and (A)no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. 24 And the king commanded, and (B)those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives. And before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces.
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Proverbs 21:18
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Esther 7:9-10
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9 Then (A)Harbona, one of the eunuchs in attendance on the king, said, “Moreover, (B)the gallows[a] that Haman has prepared for Mordecai, (C)whose word saved the king, is standing at Haman's house, fifty cubits[b] high.” And the king said, “Hang him on that.” 10 (D)So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. (E)Then the wrath of the king abated.
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- Esther 7:9 Or wooden beam; also verse 10 (see note on 2:23)
- Esther 7:9 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
Isaiah 43:3-4
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3 For (A)I am the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
(B)I give Egypt as your ransom,
Cush and (C)Seba in exchange for you.
4 Because you are precious in my eyes,
and honored, and I love you,
I give men in return for you,
peoples in exchange for your life.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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