words: Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 16:28, Proverbs 26:20-22; Leviticus 19:16; Psalms 52:2, Psalms 64:3-4
talebearer: or, whisperer
as wounds: or, like as when men are wounded
innermost parts: Heb. chambers
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Proverbs 18:8
Proverbs 18:8
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