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The Wise Inherit Glory; Fools Receive Shame - Illustration on divine judgment | IllustrateTheWord

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The Wise Inherit Glory; Fools Receive Shame

By Joseph S. ExellSource: archive.org217 wordsAI-crafted by ChurchWiseAI

Yet a great intellect dissociated from moral control becomes a scourge and terror.

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divine judgment moral consequence sanctified intellect eternal accountability

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Proverbs 3:35

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