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Lexicon :: Strong's H6098 - ʿēṣâ

Aa
עֵצָה
Transliteration
ʿēṣâ
Pronunciation
ay-tsaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 887a

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: עצה

Strong’s Definitions

עֵצָה ʻêtsâh, ay-tsaw'; from H3289; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence:—advice, advisement, counsel(-lor), purpose.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 88x

The KJV translates Strong's H6098 in the following manner: counsel (79x), counsels (2x), purpose (2x), advice (1x), counsellors (with H582) (1x), advisement (1x), counsel (with H3289) (1x), counsellor (with H376) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 88x
The KJV translates Strong's H6098 in the following manner: counsel (79x), counsels (2x), purpose (2x), advice (1x), counsellors (with H582) (1x), advisement (1x), counsel (with H3289) (1x), counsellor (with H376) (1x).

  1. counsel, advice, purpose

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֵצָה ʻêtsâh, ay-tsaw'; from H3289; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence:—advice, advisement, counsel(-lor), purpose.
STRONGS H6098: Abbreviations
עֵצָה noun feminine counsel, advice (= (יְ)עֵצָה) — ע׳ Judges 20:7 28 times; construct עֲצַת Isaiah 5:19 33 times; suffix עֲצָתִי Proverbs 1:25 5 times (+ Isaiah 46:11 Qr; Kt עצתו better); עֲצָֽתְךָ Psalm 20:5; Psalm 73:24; עֲצָתוֺ Hosea 10:6 7 times (including Isaiah 46:10 Kt see supr); עֲצָתָם Jeremiah 18:23 4 times; plural עֵצוֺת Deuteronomy 32:28 2 times; עֲצָתָ֑יִךְ Isaiah 47:13; — counsel, advice 2 Samuel 15:31,34; 2 Samuel 16:23 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 17:14 (3 times in verse); 2 Samuel 17:23; 1 Kings 12:8,13,14 2 Chronicles 10:8; 10:13; 10:14, 2 Chron 22:5; 25:16; Ezra 10:3 (where read אֲדֹנִי ע׳ Reuss Ry), Ezra 10:8; Job 29:21; political consultation Isaiah 47:13; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb 2 Samuel 17:7; 1 Kings 1:12; Isaiah 8:10; Ezekiel 11:2 (עצתרָֿע, || אָוֶן); with הָב֫וּ give counsel Judges 20:7; 2 Samuel 16:20; חֵבִיא ע׳ Isaiah 16:3; עשׂה ע׳ Isaiah 30:1; אָשִׁית עֵצוֺת בְּנַפְשִׁי Psalm 13:3; = design, purpose Ezra 4:5; Nehemiah 4:9; 1 Chronicles 12:20 (Baer), Psalm 14:6; Psalm 20:5; Jeremiah 18:23 (followed by עַל = against), Jeremiah 49:30 (|| מַחֲשָׁבָה); עֲצַתגּֿוֺיִם Psalm 33:10; suitable counsel for war (= generalship) 2 Kings 18:20 = Isaiah 36:5 (compare Proverbs 20:18 below); also עֲצַת שָׁלוֺם Zechariah 6:13 counsel of peace; practical wisdom, sagacity Isaiah 19:3, compare Isaiah 19:11, Jeremiah 19:7; Deuteronomy 32:28 (|| תְּבוּנָה), Hosea 10:6. Especially in Wisdom Literature and prophets; counsel = good counsle, wisdom Job 38:2; Job 42:3; Proverbs 12:15; Proverbs 20:5 (its seat בְּלֶבאִֿישׁ); || תּוּשִׁיָּה Proverbs 8:14; Isaiah 28:29 (of י׳); || חָכְמָה Jeremiah 49:7; || חָכְמָה and תְּבוּנָה Job 12:13; Proverbs 21:30; || מוּסָר Proverbs 19:20; || תַּחְבֻּלוֺת Proverbs 20:18 (compare Isaiah 36:5 above); נִפְתָּלִים ע׳ Job 5:13; וּגְבוּרָה רוּחַ ע׳ Isaiah 11:2 (|| חָכְמָה וּבָינָה ר׳); hearty counsel נֶפֶשׁ ע׳ Proverbs 27:9; counsel of wisdom, when wisdom is personified Proverbs 1:25,30 (|| תּוֺכַחַת); in bad sense רשׁעים ע׳ Job 10:3; Job 21:16; Job 22:18; Psalm 1:1, compare Job 18:7; Psalm 106:43; Isaiah 29:15; of plan of י׳; י׳ ע׳ Psalm 33:11; Proverbs 19:21; Isaiah 19:17; Isaiah 14:26 (הַיִעוּצָה הע׳), Isaiah 25:1; Isaiah 46:10,11; קדושׁ ישׂראל ע׳ Isaiah 5:19; also Micah 4:12; Jeremiah 32:19 (גְּדֹל הָעֵצָה), Jeremiah 49:20; Jeremiah 50:45; Psalm 106:13; עֶלְיוֺן ע׳ Psalm 107:11; instruction, guiding wisdom of י׳ Psalm 73:24; אִישׁעֲֿצָתוֺ i.e. counsellor of י׳ Isaiah 40:13; in figure אַנְשֵׁי עֲצָתִי Psalm 119:24 = my counsellors, said of testimonies of God; = prophecy, מלאכיו ע׳ Isaiah 44:26 (|| דְּבַר עַבְדּוֺ); מִזְּקֵנִים תִּאֹבַד ע׳ Ezekiel 7:26 (compare 1 Kings 12:8; || חָזוֺן, תּוֺרָה), מֵחָכָם Jeremiah 18:18 (|| דָּבָר, תּוֺרָה).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

32:28; 32:28

Judges

20:7; 20:7

2 Samuel

15:31; 15:34; 16:20; 16:23; 17:7; 17:14; 17:23

1 Kings

1:12; 12:8; 12:8; 12:13; 12:14

2 Kings

18:20

1 Chronicles

12:20

2 Chronicles

10:8; 10:13; 10:14; 22:5; 25:16

Ezra

4:5; 10:3; 10:8

Nehemiah

4:9

Job

5:13; 10:3; 12:13; 18:7; 21:16; 22:18; 29:21; 38:2; 42:3

Psalms

1:1; 13:3; 14:6; 20:5; 20:5; 33:10; 33:11; 73:24; 73:24; 106:13; 106:43; 107:11; 119:24

Proverbs

1:25; 1:25; 1:30; 8:14; 12:15; 19:20; 19:21; 20:5; 20:18; 20:18; 21:30; 27:9

Isaiah

5:19; 5:19; 8:10; 11:2; 14:26; 16:3; 19:3; 19:11; 19:17; 25:1; 28:29; 29:15; 30:1; 36:5; 36:5; 40:13; 44:26; 46:10; 46:10; 46:11; 46:11; 47:13; 47:13

Jeremiah

18:18; 18:23; 18:23; 19:7; 32:19; 49:7; 49:20; 49:30; 50:45

Ezekiel

7:26; 11:2

Hosea

10:6; 10:6

Micah

4:12

Zechariah

6:13

H6098

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Strong's Number H6098 matches the Hebrew עֵצָה (ʿēṣâ),
which occurs 90 times in 85 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Deu 32:28–Pro 19:21)

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:28 - “For they are a nation H1471 [fn]lacking H6 in counsel, H6098
And there H369 is no H369 understanding H8394 in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:7 - “Behold, H2009 all H3605 you sons H1121 of Israel, H3478 give H3051 your advice H1697 and counsel H6098 here.” H1988

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:31 - Now someone told H5046 David, H1732 saying, H559 “Ahithophel H302 is among the conspirators H7194 with Absalom.” H53 And David H1732 said, H559 “O LORD, H3068 I pray, H4994 make H5528 the counsel H6098 of Ahithophel H302 foolishness.” H5528

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:34 - “But if H518 you return H7725 to the city, H5892 and say H559 to Absalom, H53 ‘I will be your servant, H5650 O king; H4428 as I have been H1961 your father’s H1 servant H5650 in time H227 past, H227 so I will now H6258 be your servant,’ H5650 then you can thwart H6565 the counsel H6098 of Ahithophel H302 for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:20 - Then Absalom H53 said H559 to Ahithophel, H302 “Give H3051 your advice. H6098 What H4100 shall we do?” H6213

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:23 - The advice H6098 of Ahithophel, H302 which H834 he [fn]gave H3289 in those H1992 days, H3117 was as if H834 one inquired H7592 of the word H1697 of God; H430 so H3651 was all H3605 the advice H6098 of Ahithophel H302 regarded by both H1571 David H1732 and Absalom. H53

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:7 - So Hushai H2365 said H559 to Absalom, H53 “This H2088 time H6471 the advice H6098 that Ahithophel H302 has [fn]given H3289 is not good.” H2896

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:14 - Then Absalom H53 and all H3605 the men H376 of Israel H3478 said, H559 “The counsel H6098 of Hushai H2365 the Archite H757 is better H2896 than H4480 the counsel H6098 of Ahithophel.” H302 For the LORD H3068 had ordained H6680 to thwart H6565 the good H2896 counsel H6098 of Ahithophel, H302 so H5668 that the LORD H3068 might bring H935 calamity H7451 on Absalom. H53

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:23 - Now when H834 Ahithophel H302 saw H7200 that his counsel H6098 was not [fn]followed, H6213 he [fn]saddled H2280 his donkey H2543 and arose H6965 and went H1980 to his home, H1004 to his city, H5892 and [fn]set H6680 his house H1004 in order, H6680 and strangled H2614 himself; thus he died H4191 and was buried H6912 in the grave H6913 of his father. H1

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:12 - “So now H6258 come, H1980 please H4994 let me give H3289 you counsel H6098 and save H4422 your life H5315 and the life H5315 of your son H1121 Solomon. H8010

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:8 - But he forsook H5800 the counsel H6098 of the elders H2205 which H834 they had given H3289 him, and consulted H3289 with the young H3206 men H3206 who H834 grew H1431 up with him [fn]and served H5975 H6440 him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:13 - The king H4428 answered H6030 the people H5971 harshly, H7186 for he forsook H5800 the advice H6098 of the elders H2205 which H834 they had [fn]given H3289 him,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:14 - and he spoke H1696 to them according to the advice H6098 of the young H3206 men, H3206 saying, H559 “My father H1 made H3513 your yoke H5923 heavy, H3513 but I will add H3254 to your yoke; H5923 my father H1 disciplined H3256 you with whips, H7752 but I will discipline H3256 you with scorpions.” H6137

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:20 - “You say H559 (but they are [fn]only H389 empty H8193 words), H1697 ‘I have counsel H6098 and strength H1369 for the war.’ H4421 Now H6258 on whom H4310 do you rely, H982 that you have rebelled H4775 against me?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:19 - From Manasseh H4519 also some H4480 defected H5307 to David H1732 when he was about to go H935 to battle H4421 with the Philistines H6430 against H5921 Saul. H7586 But they did not help H5826 them, for the lords H5633 of the Philistines H6430 after consultation H6098 sent H7971 him away, H7971 saying, H559 “At the cost of our heads H7218 he may defect H5307 to his master H113 Saul.” H7586

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:8 - But he forsook H5800 the counsel H6098 of the elders H2205 which H834 they had given H3289 him, and consulted H3289 with the young H3206 men H3206 who H834 grew H1431 up with him [fn]and served H5975 H6440 him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:13 - The king H4428 answered H6030 them harshly, H7186 and King H4428 Rehoboam H7346 forsook H5800 the counsel H6098 of the elders. H2205

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:14 - He spoke H1696 to them according to the advice H6098 of the young H3206 men, H3206 saying, H559 “[fn]My father H1 made H3513 your yoke H5923 heavy, H3513 but I will add H3254 to it; my father H1 disciplined H3256 you with whips, H7752 but I will discipline you with scorpions.” H6137

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:5 - He also H1571 walked H1980 according to their counsel, H6098 and went H1980 with Jehoram H3088 the son H1121 of Ahab H256 king H4428 of Israel H3478 to wage H4421 war H4421 against H5921 Hazael H2371 king H4428 of Aram H758 at Ramoth-gilead. H7433 But the [fn]Arameans H761 [fn]wounded H5221 [fn]Joram. H3141

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:16 - As he was talking H1696 with him, [fn]the king said H559 to him, “Have we appointed H5414 you a royal H4428 counselor? H3289 Stop! H2308 Why H4100 should you be struck H5221 down?” H5221 Then the prophet H5030 stopped H2308 and said, H559 “I know H3045 that God H430 has planned H3289 to destroy H7843 you, because H3588 you have done H6213 this H2088 and have not listened H8085 to my counsel.” H6098

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:5 - and hired H7936 counselors H3289 against H5921 them to frustrate H6565 their counsel H6098 all H3605 the days H3117 of Cyrus H3566 king H4428 of Persia, H6539 even until H5704 the reign H4438 of Darius H1867 king H4428 of Persia. H6539

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:3 - “So now H6258 let us make H3772 a covenant H1285 with our God H430 to put H3318 away H3318 all H3605 the wives H802 and [fn]their children, H3205 according to the counsel H6098 of [fn]my lord H136 and of those who tremble H2730 at the commandment H4687 of our God; H430 and let it be done H6213 according to the law. H8451

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:8 - and that whoever H3605 H834 would not come H935 within three H7969 days, H3117 according to the counsel H6098 of the leaders H8269 and the elders, H2205 all H3605 his possessions H7399 should be forfeited H2763 and he himself H1931 excluded H914 from the assembly H6951 of the exiles. H1473

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:15 - When H834 our enemies H340 heard H8085 that it was known H3045 to us, and that God H430 had frustrated H6565 their plan, H6098 then all H3605 of us returned H7725 to the wall, H2346 each H376 one H376 to his work. H4399

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:13 - “He captures H3920 the wise H2450 by their own shrewdness, H6193
And the advice H6098 of the cunning H6617 is quickly H4116 thwarted. H4116

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:3 - ‘Is it [fn]right H2896 for You indeed H3588 to oppress, H6231
To reject H3988 the labor H3018 of Your hands, H3709
And [fn]to look H3313 favorably H3313 on the schemes H6098 of the wicked? H7563

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:13 - “With Him are wisdom H2451 and might; H1369
To Him belong counsel H6098 and understanding. H8394

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:7 - “His [fn]vigorous H202 stride H6806 is shortened, H6887
And his own scheme H6098 brings H7993 him down. H7993

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:16 - “Behold, H2005 their prosperity H2898 is not in their hand; H3027
The counsel H6098 of the wicked H7563 is far H7368 from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:18 - “Yet He filled H4390 their houses H1004 with good H2896 things;
But the counsel H6098 of the wicked H7563 is far H7368 from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:21 - “To me they listened H8085 and waited, H3176
And kept H1826 silent H1826 for my counsel. H6098

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:2 - “Who H4310 is this H2088 that darkens H2821 counsel H6098
By words H4405 without H1097 knowledge? H1847

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:3 - ‘Who H4310 is this H2088 that hides H5956 counsel H6098 without H1097 knowledge?’ H1847
“Therefore H3651 I have declared H5046 that which I did not understand, H995
Things H6381 too H4480 wonderful H6381 for me, which I did not know.” H3045

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:1 - How blessed H835 is the man H376 who H834 does not walk H1980 in the counsel H6098 of the wicked, H7563
Nor H3808 stand H5975 in the [fn]path H1870 of sinners, H2400
Nor H3808 sit H3427 in the seat H4186 of scoffers! H3887

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:2 - How H575 long H5704 shall I take H7896 counsel H6098 in my soul, H5315
Having sorrow H3015 in my heart H3824 all the day? H3119
How H575 long H5704 will my enemy H340 be exalted H7311 over H5921 me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:6 - You would put H954 to shame H954 the counsel H6098 of the afflicted, H6041
But the LORD H3068 is his refuge. H4268

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:4 - May He grant H5414 you your heart’s H3824 desire
And fulfill H4390 all H3605 your [fn]counsel! H6098

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:10 - The LORD H3068 nullifies H6565 the counsel H6098 of the nations; H1471
He frustrates H5106 the plans H4284 of the peoples. H5971

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:11 - The counsel H6098 of the LORD H3068 stands H5975 forever, H5769
The plans H4284 of His heart H3820 from generation H1755 to generation. H1755

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:24 - With Your counsel H6098 You will guide H5148 me,
And afterward H310 receive H3947 me [fn]to glory. H3519

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:13 - They quickly H4116 forgot H7911 His works; H4639
They did not wait H2442 for His counsel, H6098

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:43 - Many H7227 times H6471 He would deliver H5337 them;
They, however, were rebellious H4784 in their counsel, H6098
And so sank H4355 down H4355 in their iniquity. H5771

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:11 - Because H3588 they had rebelled H4784 against the words H561 of God H410
And spurned H5006 the counsel H6098 of the Most H5945 High. H5945

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:24 - Your testimonies H5713 also H1571 are my delight; H8191
They are [fn]my counselors. H376 H6098

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:25 - And you neglected H6544 all H3605 my counsel H6098
And did not want H14 my reproof; H8433

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:30 - “They would H14 not accept H14 my counsel, H6098
They spurned H5006 all H3605 my reproof. H8433

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14 - “Counsel H6098 is mine and sound H8454 wisdom; H8454
I am understanding, H998 power H1369 is mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:15 - The way H1870 of a fool H191 is right H3477 in his own eyes, H5869
But a wise H2450 man H2450 is he who listens H8085 to counsel. H6098

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:20 - Listen H8085 to counsel H6098 and accept H6901 discipline, H4148
That you may be wise H2449 [fn]the rest H319 of your days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:21 - Many H7227 plans H4284 are in a man’s H376 heart, H3820
But the counsel H6098 of the LORD H3068 will stand. H6965

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