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1. Psalm 127:3, “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is His reward.”

2. Psalm 139:13-14, “For You have formed my inward parts; You have covered me in my mothers womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are your works, and that my soul knows very well.”

3. Psalm128:3, “Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the very heart of your house, your children like olive plants around your table.”

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20. Colossians 4:12, “…always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.”

21. James 1:5, “But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.”

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