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Judges 12

2 passages from 2 books in the Christian Reader library reference Judges 12.

Chapter 1: The Nature of Meekness and Quietness of Spirit
from Meekness and Quietness of Spirit by Matthew Henry · cites Judges 12:2-3

The angel of the Lord had pronounced him a mighty man of valor (Judges 6:12), and this his tame submission did not at all derogate from that part of his character. But Jephthah (who by many instances appears to be a man of a rough and hasty spirit, though enrolled among the emin…
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Chap. 6. Containing the Applicatory Part
from Religion Our True Interest by Thomas Watson · cites Judges 12:6

A lascivious Tongue shews a lustful heart, an earthly Tongue a covetous heart; a Gracious Tongue, a Gracious Heart. The Ephraimites were known by their Pronunciation, saying Sibboleth for Shiboleth, Judg. 12:6. So by the manner of our speech we may be known who we belong to.
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