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Jacob 7:4 · 2 Nephi 9:28

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Book of Mormon Jacob 7:4
"he was learned, that he had a perfect knowledge of the language of the people; wherefore, he could use much flattery, and much power of speech, according to the power of the devil"
Book of Mormon 2 Nephi 9:28
"When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God"

Jacob's own 2 Nephi covenant discourse warns of the learned who hearken not to God; the antagonist he later faces is introduced as 'learned' with power of speech 'according to the power of the devil'. Verbal overlap is mainly the word 'learned' — thematic, not quotation.

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