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Judges 18:19 (KJV)

And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: [is it] better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

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Judges 17:10 - And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten [shekels] of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
2 Kings 6:21 - And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite [them]? shall I smite [them]?
2 Kings 8:8 - And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
2 Kings 13:14 - Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.
Job 21:5 - Mark me, and be astonished, and lay [your] hand upon [your] mouth.
Job 29:9 - The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.
Job 40:4 - Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
Proverbs 30:32 - If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] thine hand upon thy mouth.
Micah 7:16 - The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay [their] hand upon [their] mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
Matthew 23:9 - ‹And call no› [man] ‹your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.›

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