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When we sin, we are often upset, not because we have grieved the Spirit but because our pride has been injured.

Vance Havner

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Vance Havner
Age: 77 †
Born: 1886
Born: February 16
Died: 1963
Died: May 2
Clergyman
Literary Critic
Literary Historian
Plainfield
New Jersey
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Pride
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Spirit
Grieved
Injured
Upset

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