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רַע (ra) means “bad: harmful” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

רַע Hebrew · H7451 661 tagged occurrences in 620 verses

Pronunciation guide: rah Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H7451A

רַע · ra · bad: harmful

: harmful adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions

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TBESH · H7451B

רַע · ra · bad: evil

1) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 1a) evil, distress, adversity 1b) evil, injury, wrong 1c) evil (ethical)

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TBESH · H7451C

רָעָה · ra.ah · distress: harm

: harm 1) evil, misery, distress, injury 1a) evil, misery, distress 1b) evil, injury, wrong 1c) evil (ethical)

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TBESH · H7451H

רַע · ra · bad: evil

: evil adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions

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TBESH · H7451I

רָעָה · ra.ah · distress: evil

: harm 1) evil, misery, distress, injury 1a) evil, misery, distress 1b) evil, injury, wrong 1c) evil (ethical)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H7489 (רָעַע); bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

KJV glosses: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).

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How translators render H7451

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
evil	142
disaster	42
the evil	26
harm	19
from evil	15
bad	14
the disaster	14
calamity	9
of evil	9
the calamity	9
and evil	7
of disaster	7
of distress	7
of trouble	7
wicked	7
the wickedness	6
a bad	5
the wicked	5
wrong	5
an evil	4
from your evil	4
of his evil	4
their wickedness	4
trouble	4
with evil	4
a disaster	3
adversity	3
for harm	3
into trouble	3
of the wicked	3
to evil	3
to harm you	3
wickedness	3
your wickedness	3
a miserable	2
affliction	2
and	2
danger	2
disasters	2
evils	2
for evil	2
from harm	2
from his wicked	2
from their evil	2
from your wicked	2
greater evil	2
is evil	2
its wickedness	2
my harm	2
of adversity	2
of calamity	2
of evil men	2
sad	2
sending disaster	2
serious	2
sickly	2
that the wicked	2
the adversity	2
the trouble	2
their evil	2
to bring disaster	2
to harm me	2
troubles	2
ugly	2
wild	2
with malice	2
worthless	2
your evil	2
your wicked	2
a heavy	1
a stingy	1
a terrible fate	1
a vicious	1
a wicked	1
about their hardship	1
according to his evil	1
all the evil	1
an evil man	1
and a wicked	1
and an offense	1
and devastating	1
and disaster	1
and evildoer	1
and hard	1
and his affliction	1
and misfortunes	1
and terrible	1
and what is not	1
and wickedness	1
and wild	1
another evil	1
any harm	1
are bad	1
are destructive	1
are evil	1
are intent on evil	1
are the afflictions	1
as well as the crimes	1
at evil	1
because of our evil	1
because of the evil	1
because of the wickedness	1
both adversity	1
bring evil	1
but disaster	1
but evil	1
but like the bad	1
but the bad figs	1
but to your own harm	1
by his own sin	1
by unjust	1
calamity is	1
cruelty	1
demise	1
devise	1
dire	1
disapproved of	1
disaster is upon them	1
disaster was	1
discomfort	1
fault	1
for a crime	1
for bad	1
for disaster	1
for its evil	1
for the wicked	1
for their wickedness	1
from his evil	1
from its evil	1
from the deadly	1
from the evil	1
from their wicked	1
from their wickedness	1
great harm	1
had evil	1
harmful	1
has kept the calamity	1
he has evil	1
her evil	1
his evil	1
his wickedness	1
i send wild	1
in a bad	1
in a cruel	1
in a failed	1
in an evil	1
in bad times	1
in his wickedness	1
in my distress	1
in severe	1
in sorrow	1
in their anguish	1
in wrongdoing	1
in your wickedness	1
is an evil	1
is bad	1
is harsh	1
is your punishment	1
it	1
it is unpleasing	1
may calamity	1
may no evil	1
misery	1
my evil	1
my own wretchedness	1
of a stingy man	1
of animosity	1
of dangerous	1
of destroying	1
of evildoers	1
of harm	1
of my trouble	1
of the terrible	1
of their evil	1
of their own evil	1
of this evil	1
of troubles	1
on evil	1
on wickedness	1
or bad	1
or low	1
pain	1
poor	1
ruin	1
she is displeasing	1
so downcast	1
such calamity	1
such disaster	1
that a vicious	1
that were sickly	1
the bad	1
the calamity he has threatened	1
the crimes	1
the deeds of the wicked	1
the evil man	1
the evil that	1
the evils	1
the misery	1
the most immoral of women	1
the most wicked	1
the wickedness that	1
the worst	1
their affliction	1
their own evil	1
their ruin	1
their wicked	1
they were in trouble	1
this evil	1
those who do evil	1
to any evil	1
to bring calamity	1
to harm him	1
to harm them	1
to his own detriment	1
to ruin	1
to the evil	1
to the harm	1
to their evil	1
to your own harm	1
tragedy	1
unpleasant	1
was as ugly	1
was grievous	1
was wicked	1
were wicked	1
what is evil	1
what was evil	1
while malice	1
wicked man	1
wicked thing	1
will surely suffer	1
with evil intent	1
with painful	1
with terrible	1
with the deadly	1
with their evil	1
with trouble	1
wretched	1
you are wicked	1
you have come to ruin	1
you wrong	1
your great	1
your other wickedness	1
your own evil	1
your ruin	1
your troubles	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
evil	167
the evil	25
an evil	19
from evil	14
and evil	11
of evil	11
all the evil	8
from his evil	7
my hurt	6
of the wicked	6
this evil	6
wickedness	6
and the evil	5
for evil	5
him of the evil	5
mischief	5
not evil	5
of the evil	5
or bad	5
and the wickedness	4
evils	4
hurt	4
into mischief	4
me evil	4
no evil	4
the wickedness	4
to evil	4
all their wickedness	3
all this evil	3
and sore	3
ill	3
in an evil	3
naught	3
of their evil	3
of this evil	3
of trouble	3
that evil	3
the wicked	3
wicked	3
affliction	2
against you for evil	2
and bad	2
and not evil	2
bad	2
concerning me but evil	2
for the wickedness	2
from their evil	2
grievous	2
his wickedness	2
in his wickedness	2
me of the evil	2
mischiefs	2
of adversity	2
of his evil	2
of their trouble	2
sad	2
thee evil	2
their wickedness	2
there shall no evil	2
thy wickedness	2
wickedly	2
ye from your evil	2
a sore	1
a wicked	1
according to his wickedness	1
against all mine evil	1
against an evil	1
against evil	1
against it for their wickedness	1
against me for evil	1
all evil	1
all the wicked	1
all the wickedness	1
all their evil	1
all this wickedness	1
all thy wickedness	1
and a wicked	1
and all the evil	1
and an evil	1
and as the evil	1
and for all whose wickedness	1
and his affliction	1
and ill favoured	1
and it shall come to pass when the evil	1
and not of evil	1
and of evil	1
and the ill	1
and the ill favoured	1
and the noisome	1
and there was no harm	1
and will cause the evil	1
and with thy wickedness	1
and your own wickedness	1
any evil	1
any evilfavouredness	1
any ill	1
are not these evils	1
at mine hurt	1
away evil	1
because it went evil	1
because of all the evil	1
because of trouble	1
before thy wickedness	1
behold evil	1
behold this evil	1
beside the mischief	1
but evil	1
but if wickedness	1
but mischief	1
but the hurt	1
by evil	1
concerning the evil	1
even for all the evil	1
evil things	1
exceedingly	1
for a bad	1
for all the evil	1
for all the evils	1
for all thy wickedness	1
for all your evils	1
for an evil	1
for mischief	1
for the evils	1
for the wicked	1
for their wickedness	1
for wickedness	1
forward the affliction	1
from every evil	1
from his wickedness	1
from the evil	1
from the hurtful	1
from thee when thou doest evil	1
from their wicked	1
from their wickedness	1
from wickedness	1
have taken evil	1
her wickedness	1
him from his grief	1
him no harm	1
him over all the evil	1
him unto evil	1
his harm	1
i cause noisome	1
if she please	1
ill favoured	1
in adversity	1
in all evil	1
in evil	1
in the evil	1
in their calamities	1
in their own wickedness	1
in thy mischief	1
in thy wickedness	1
is evil	1
it displeased	1
lest some evil	1
let all their wickedness	1
me from all evil	1
me mischief	1
me wrong	1
mischievous	1
more evil	1
my wretchedness	1
myself when evil	1
naughty	1
neither evil	1
neither shall evil	1
none of the evil	1
nor bad	1
nor evil	1
not	1
not from his evil	1
not he neither shall evil	1
not in an evil	1
not that evil	1
not thy wickedness	1
not what evil	1
of all the evil	1
of all this evil	1
of an evil	1
of evil men	1
of my trouble	1
of sore	1
of their wickedness	1
of thy trouble	1
of troubles	1
of your evil	1
of your great	1
oh let the wickedness	1
on mischief	1
on their affliction	1
or a bad	1
or what evil	1
out evil things	1
over another to his own hurt	1
over thee for upon whom hath not thy wickedness	1
over them for evil	1
sadly	1
sake not according to your wicked	1
shall evil	1
shall smart	1
shall there be evil	1
some evil	1
sore	1
such evil	1
such wickedness	1
that his wicked	1
that the evil	1
that the wicked	1
that the wickedness	1
that there was evil	1
that they may do evil	1
that thou displease	1
that wicked	1
that your wickedness	1
the afflictions	1
the distress	1
the mischief	1
the wicked ones	1
the worst	1
thee from all evil	1
thee from every wicked	1
thee from the evil	1
thee no harm	1
thee of the evil	1
their evil	1
their hurt	1
them a displeasure	1
them exceedingly	1
them from their evil	1
then evil	1
therefore shall evil	1
therefore the misery	1
therefore this evil	1
therefore thou hast caused all this evil	1
thereof to their hurt	1
these evil	1
they from their wicked	1
thine own wickedness	1
this sore	1
this wicked	1
this wickedness	1
thou thyself in mischief	1
though wickedness	1
thy hurt	1
to an heavy	1
to do mischief	1
to mischief	1
to the evil	1
to your hurt	1
to your own hurt	1
unto all this evil	1
unto him behold now an evil	1
unto me but evil	1
unto me for harm	1
unto me for their trouble	1
unto thee bad	1
unto thee evil	1
unto thee than all the evil	1
unto them what evil	1
upon the evil	1
upon them all this evil	1
upon them for evil	1
upon them the evil	1
upon us for our evil	1
upon you all evil	1
us all the evil	1
us in unto this evil	1
us no hurt	1
us none evil	1
us we pray thee for whose cause this evil	1
vex	1
was against them for evil	1
was evil	1
was wicked	1
what wickedness	1
while the evil	1
with a sore	1
with evil	1
with mischief	1
with sore	1
with sorrow	1
with their wickedness	1
worse	1
ye now from your evil	1
you and evil	1
you hurt	1
you out of all your adversities	1
your evil	1
your own evil	1

Verses containing H7451

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Psalms 52:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
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Source alternate reference: 52.3
Psalms 52:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
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Source alternate reference: 52.5
Psalms 54:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
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Source alternate reference: 54.7
Psalms 55:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.
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Source alternate reference: 55.16
Psalms 56:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
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Source alternate reference: 56.6
Psalms 64:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
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Source alternate reference: 64.6
Psalms 70:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
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Source alternate reference: 70.3
Psalms 71:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
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Psalms 71:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
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Psalms 71:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
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Psalms 73:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
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Psalms 78:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity—a band of destroying angels.
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Psalms 88:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
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Source alternate reference: 88.4
Psalms 90:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.
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Psalms 91:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
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Psalms 94:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
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Psalms 94:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
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Psalms 97:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
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Psalms 101:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.
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Psalms 107:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.
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Psalms 107:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
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Psalms 107:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
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Psalms 109:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
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Psalms 109:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.
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Psalms 112:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
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Psalms 119:101 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
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Psalms 121:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.
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Psalms 140:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
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Source alternate reference: 140.2
Psalms 140:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.
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Source alternate reference: 140.3
Psalms 140:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
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Source alternate reference: 140.12
Psalms 141:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
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Psalms 141:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
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Psalms 144:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
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Proverbs 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
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Proverbs 1:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
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Proverbs 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
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Proverbs 2:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences
from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,
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Proverbs 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
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Proverbs 3:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
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Proverbs 3:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
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Proverbs 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
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Proverbs 4:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
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Proverbs 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.”
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Proverbs 6:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
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Proverbs 6:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
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Proverbs 6:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
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Proverbs 8:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
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Proverbs 11:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
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Proverbs 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
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Proverbs 11:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
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