12 “Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”
Isaiah 56:12
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Proverbs 7:17–19
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Ecclesiastes 2:2–4
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Proverbs 9:4–6
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Proverbs 31:5–7
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