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Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you... Be afflicted, and…
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you... Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. (James 4:8-10)
James 4:8 (KJV)
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In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. (Genesis 3:19)
Genesis 3:19 (KJV)
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Joel 2:12 (KJV)
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Psalms 51:17 (KJV)
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast... But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret. (Matthew 6:16-18)
Matthew 6:16 (KJV)
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Jonah 3:5 (KJV)