An hypocrite: Or rather, as chanaiph: properly signifies, a wicked, profligate person, an infidel. 1 Kings 13:18-22, 1 Kings 22:6, 1 Kings 22:20-23; Job 8:13, Job 34:30; Psalms 55:12, Psalms 55:20-21; Matthew 7:15; Matthew 15:5-14; Acts 20:30; 2 Corinthians 11:13-15; 2 Thessalonians 2:8-10; 1 Timothy 4:1-3; 2 Peter 2:1-3
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Proverbs 11:9
Proverbs 11:9
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