The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

עָקֹ֥ב הַלֵּ֛ב מִכֹּ֖ל וְאָנֻ֣שׁ ה֑וּא מִ֖י יֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃

Jeremiah 17:9

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Delusion

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Jeremiah

Source

Jeremiah The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Hebrew

Time

570 BC 570s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Jeremiah 17:9).

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Job
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500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC
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Citation

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Apostle Paul

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Apostle Paul
Source
Philippians The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Philippians 4:8).

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Hillel the Elder

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Golden rule Reciprocity

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Hillel the Elder
Source
Talmud
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Hebrew
Time
10 10s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
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Current Citation

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Miguel de Cervantes

Don Quixote

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Too much of a good thing Excess

Author

Miguel de Cervantes
Source
Don Quixote
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Question
Language
Spanish
Time
1605 1600s 16th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

De Cervantes, Miguel. El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha [The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha]. Madrid: Francisco de Robles, 1605.

Current Citation

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