Deuteronomy 20:8

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Deuteronomy 20:8 (WEB)
The officers shall speak further to the people, and they shall say, “What man is there who is fearful and faint-hearted? Let him go and return to his house, lest his brother’s heart melt as his heart.”

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John Cassian, The Institutes VII.15Book VII
““If any man is afraid and of a fearful heart let him not go forth to war: let him go back and return home, lest he make the hearts of his brethren to fear as he himself is timid and frightened.”” — editor's note: Deut. xx. 8.
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Ecclesiastes 5:4
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Matthew 6:24
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Luke 9:62
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Luke 14:31
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Luke 14:32
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James 1:8
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VerseEcclesiastes 5:4
via The Institutes VII.15
VerseMatthew 6:24
via The Institutes VII.15
VerseLuke 9:62
via The Institutes VII.15
VerseLuke 14:31
via The Institutes VII.15
VerseLuke 14:32
via The Institutes VII.15
VerseJames 1:8
via The Institutes VII.15

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