11 It prevails over love for one’s wife, rebuking her when she breaks the law. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 2:11
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1 Esdras 4:24–26
24 He sees a lion and walks in the darkness. When he has stolen, plundered, and robbed, he brings it to the woman he loves. (WEB) 25 Therefore a man loves his wife better than father or mother. (WEB) 26 Yes, there are many who have lost their minds for women, and become slaves for… (WEB)
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1 Don’t be jealous over the wife of your bosom, and don’t teach her an evil lesson against yourself. (WEB) 2 Don’t give your soul to a woman and let her trample down your strength. (WEB)
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21 Don’t be ensnared by a woman’s beauty. Don’t desire a woman for her beauty. (WEB) 22 There is anger, impudence, and great reproach if a woman supports her husband. (WEB) 23 A wicked woman is abasement of heart, sadness of countenance, and a wounded heart. A woman who won’t make… (WEB)
Sirach 4:18–20
18 Then she will return him again to the straight way, and will gladden him, and reveal to him her secrets. (WEB) 19 If he goes astray, she will forsake him, and hand him over to his fall. (WEB) 20 Watch for the opportunity, and beware of evil. Don’t be ashamed of your soul. (WEB)
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Testament of Gad 1:28–30
28 For he that is just and humble is ashamed to do what is unjust, being reproved not of another, but of his own heart, because the Lord looketh on his inclination. (T12) 29 He speaketh not against a holy man, because the fear of God overcometh hatred. (T12) 30 For fearing lest he… (T12)
Numbers 5:28–30
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Job 16:20–22
20 My friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God. 21 Oh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor! 22 For when only a few years are past I will go the way of no return.
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