Real estate mogul and presidential candidate Donald Trump may not be considered the most Bible-thumping candidate in the GOP field. But during an appearance on The Brody File, which airs on the Christian-oriented religious television network CBN, The Donald heaped praise on the holy book.
"There's so many things that you can learn from [the Bible]," Trump told host David Brody. "Proverbs, the chapter 'never bend to envy.' I've had that thing all of my life where people are bending to envy."
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