61 “Thus consider from generation to generation that no one who put their trust in him will lack for strength. (WEB) 62 Don’t be afraid of the words of a sinful man; for his glory will be dung and worms. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 2:61–62
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Psalms 146:2–4
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Proverbs 3:24–26
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Isaiah 2:21–22
21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. 22 Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
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