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- "Butª those things which² proceedª° out ofª the¹ mouthª come forthª° fromª the¹ heart;ª and theyª defileª° the¹ man.ª ... Theseª areª° [the things] which² defileª° a man:ª butª to eatª° with unwashenª handsª defilethª° notª a man.ª" {Mtt 15:18-20} + "O generationª of vipers,ª howª can¹ ye,²° beingª° evil,ª speakª° good things?ª forª out¹ of² the¹ abundanceª of the¹ heartª the¹ mouthª speaketh.ª° ... Forª byª thyª wordsª thou shalt be justified,ª° andª byª thyª wordsª thou shalt be condemned.ª°" {Mtt 12:34-37} + "His mouthª is fullª° of cursingª and deceitª and fraud:ª under¹ his tongueª [is] mischiefª and vanity.ª" {Psa 10:7} + "They speakª° vanityª every oneª with¹ his neighbour:ª [with] flatteringª lipsª [and] with a double² heartª do they speak.ª°" {Psa 12:2} + "Thy tongueª devisethª° mischiefs;ª like a sharpª° razor,ª workingª° deceitfully.ª ... Thou lovestª° all¹ devouringª words,ª O [thou] deceitfulª tongue.ª" {Psa 52:2-4} + "The wickedª are estrangedª° from the womb:ª¹ they go astrayª° as soon as they be born,ª¹ speakingª° lies.ª ... Their poisonª [is] likeª the poisonª of a serpent:ª [they are] like¹ the deafª adderª [that] stoppethª° her ear;ª" {Psa 58:3-4} + "¹ Whom¹ hast thou reproachedª° and blasphemed?ª° and against¹ whom¹ hast thou exaltedª° [thy] voice,ª and lifted upª° thine eyesª on high?ª [even] against¹ the Holy Oneª of Israel.ª" {Isa 37:23} + "For¹ your handsª are defiledª° with blood,ª and your fingersª with iniquity;ª your lipsª have spokenª° lies,ª your tongueª hath mutteredª° perverseness.ª ... They hatchª° cockatrice'ª eggs,ª and weaveª° the spider'sª web:ª he that eatethª° of their eggsª¹ dieth,ª° and that which is crushedª breaketh outª° into a viper.ª" {Isa 59:3-5} + "In transgressingª° and lyingª° against the LORD,ª and departing awayª° fromª¹ our God,ª speakingª° oppressionª and revolt,ª conceivingª° and utteringª° from the heartª¹ wordsª of falsehood.ª ... Yea, truthª faileth;ª°¹ and he [that] departethª° from evilª¹ maketh himself a prey:ª° and the LORDª sawª° [it], and it displeasedª²°¹ him that¹ [there was] no¹ judgment.ª" {Isa 59:13-15} + "And they bendª°¹ their tonguesª [like] their bowª [for] lies:ª but they are not¹ valiantª° for the truthª upon the earth;ª for¹ they proceedª° from evilª¹ to¹ evil,ª and they knowª° not¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª ... Thine habitationª° [is] in the midstª of deceit;ª through deceitª they refuseª° to knowª° me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 9:3-6} + "Their²¹ throatª [is] an openª° sepulchre;ª with their²¹ tonguesª they have used deceit;ª° the poisonª of aspsª [is] underª their²¹ lips:ª ... Whoseª mouthª [is] fullª° of cursingª andª bitterness:ª" {Rom 3:13-14} + "Evenª soª the¹ tongueª isª° a littleª member,ª andª boasteth great things.ª° Behold,ª° how greatª a matterª a littleª fireª kindleth!ª° ... Butª the¹ tongueª canª° noª manª tame;ª° [it is] an unrulyª evil,ª fullª of deadlyª poison.ª" {Jms 3:5-8} + "Forª when they speakª° great swellingª [words] of vanity,ª they allureª° throughª the lustsª of the flesh,ª [through much] wantonness,ª those that were clean² escapedª°¹ from them who liveª° inª error.ª" {2Pe 2:18}
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