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- "Wisdomª [is] too highª° for a fool:ª he openethª° not¹ his mouthª in the gate.ª" {Prv 24:7} + "If¹ thou forbearª° to deliverª° [them that are] drawnª° unto death,ª and [those that are] readyª° to be slain;ª ... If¹ thou sayest,ª° Behold,¹ we knewª° it¹ not;¹ doth not¹ he that ponderethª° the heart²¹ considerª° [it]? and he that keepethª° thy soul,ª doth [not] he¹ knowª° [it]? and shall [not] he renderª° to [every] manª according to his works?ª" {Prv 24:11-12} + "And Jonathanª spakeª° goodª of Davidª unto¹ Saulª his father,ª and saidª° unto¹ him, Let not¹ the kingª sinª° against his servant,ª against David;ª because¹ he hath not¹ sinnedª° against thee, and because¹ his worksª [have been] to thee-ward veryª good:ª ... And Jonathanª calledª° David,ª and Jonathanª shewedª° him¹ all¹ those¹ things.ª And Jonathanª broughtª°¹ Davidª to¹ Saul,ª and he was¹ in his presence,ª as in times past.ªª" {1Sm 19:4-7} + "And Jonathanª answeredª°¹ Saulª his father,ª and saidª° unto¹ him, Wherefore¹ shall he be slain?ª° what¹ hath he done?ª°" {1Sm 20:32} + "Then Ahimelechª answeredª°¹ the king,ª and said,ª° And who¹ [is so] faithfulª° among all¹ thy servantsª as David,ª which is the king'sª son in law,ª and goethª° at¹ thy bidding,ª and is honourableª° in thine house?ª ... Did I thenª beginª° to enquireª° of Godª for him? be it far¹ from me:² let not¹ the kingª imputeª° [any] thingª unto his servant,ª [nor] to all¹ the houseª of my father:ª for¹ thy servantª knewª° nothing²¹ of all¹ this,¹ lessª or¹ more.ª" {1Sm 22:14-15} + "Then Mordecaiª commandedª° to answerª°¹ Esther,ª Thinkª° not¹ with thyselfª that thou shalt escapeª° in the king'sª house,ª more than all¹¹ the Jews.ª ... Go,²°¹ gather togetherª°¹ all¹ the Jewsª that are presentª° in Shushan,ª and fastª° ye for¹ me, and neither¹ eatª° nor¹ drinkª° threeª days,ª nightª or day:ª I¹ also¹ and my maidensª will fastª° likewise;¹ and soª will I go²° in¹ unto¹ the king,ª which¹ [is] not¹ according to the law:ª and if¹ I perish,ª° I perish.ª°" {Est 4:13-16} + "The princesª refrainedª° talking,ª and laidª° [their] handª on their mouth.ª" {Job 29:9} + "And I brakeª° the jawsª of the wicked,ª and pluckedª° the spoilª out of his teeth.ª¹" {Job 29:17} + "Defendª° the poorª and fatherless:ª do justiceª° to the afflictedª and needy.ª° ... Deliverª° the poorª and needy:ª ridª° [them] out of the handª¹ of the wicked.ª" {Psa 82:3-4} + "Then saidª° the princesª and all¹ the peopleª unto¹ the priestsª and to¹ the prophets;ª This¹ manª [is] not¹ worthyª to die:ª for¹ he hath spokenª° to¹ us in the nameª of the LORDª our God.ª ... Did Hezekiahª kingª of Judahª and all¹ Judahª put him at all²° to death?ª° did he not¹ fear²¹¹ the LORD,ª and besoughtª°¹¹ the LORD,ª² and the LORDª repentedª° him of¹ the evilª which¹ he had pronouncedª° against¹ them? Thus² might we¹ procureª° greatª evilª against¹ our souls.ª" {Jer 26:16-19} + "Nevertheless¹ the handª of Ahikamª the sonª of Shaphanª was¹ with¹ Jeremiah,ª that they should not¹ giveª° him into the handª of the peopleª to put him to death.ª°" {Jer 26:24} + "Now when Ebedmelechª the Ethiopian,ª oneª of the eunuchsª which¹ was in the king'sª house,ª heardª° that¹ they had putª°¹ Jeremiahª in¹ the dungeon;ª the kingª then sittingª° in the gateª of Benjamin;ª ... Then the kingª commandedª°¹ Ebedmelechª the Ethiopian,ª saying,ª° Takeª° from hence¹¹ thirtyª men²¹ with¹ thee,² and take upª°¹ Jeremiahª the prophetª out of¹ the dungeon,ª before¹ he die.ª°" {Jer 38:7-10} + "Doth²° ourª lawª¹ judgeª°² [any] man,ª beforeªª it hearª°² him,ª andª knowª° whatª he doeth?ª°" {Jhn 7:51}
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