An ungodly man: Heb. a man of Belial, 1 Samuel 25:17; 2 Samuel 20:1
diggeth: Proverbs 2:4; Psalms 17:14-15; Isaiah 5:18; Habakkuk 2:13
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Proverbs 16:27
Proverbs 16:27
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