spareth: Proverbs 10:19, Proverbs 15:28; James 1:19, James 3:2
an excellent spirit: or, a cool spirit, Proverbs 16:32; Ecclesiastes 9:17; James 3:18
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Proverbs 17:27
Proverbs 17:27
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