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Related Verses

Proverbs 19:6
Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

Isaiah 49:4
But I said, “I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely my right is with the LORD, and my recompense with my God.”

1 Corinthians 4:4–5
For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.

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