that: Deuteronomy 13:14; 2 Samuel 16:4, 2 Samuel 19:24-30; Esther 3:10-15, Esther 8:5-17; Job 29:16; Daniel 6:9, Daniel 6:14; John 7:51
answereth a matter: Heb. returneth a word
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Proverbs 18:13
Proverbs 18:13
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