wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: Heb. snare of the wicked is in the transgression of lips, Proverbs 6:2, Proverbs 15:2, Proverbs 18:6-7; 1 Kings 2:23; Psalms 5:6, Psalms 64:8; Daniel 6:24; Matthew 27:25
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Proverbs 12:13
Proverbs 12:13
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