false: Proverbs 19:9, Proverbs 6:19, Proverbs 21:28; Exodus 23:1; Deuteronomy 19:16-21; Psalms 120:3-4; Daniel 6:24
unpunished: Heb. held innocent, Deuteronomy 5:11; 1 Kings 2:9
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Proverbs 19:5
Proverbs 19:5
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