- the mouth:
- "For¹ I have heardª° the slanderª of many:ª fearª [was] on every side:ª¹ while they took counselª° togetherª against¹ me, they devisedª° to take awayª° my life.ª" {Psa 31:13} + "Let the lyingª lipsª be put to silence;ª° which speakª° grievous² things¹ proudlyª and contemptuouslyª against¹ the righteous.ª" {Psa 31:18} + "Who¹ whetª° their tongueª like a sword,ª [and] bendª° [their bows to shoot] their arrows,ª [even] bitterª words:ª ... That they may shootª° in secretª at the perfect:ª suddenlyª do they shootª° at him, and fearª° not.¹" {Psa 64:3-4} + "They have sharpenedª° their tonguesª like¹ a serpent;ª adders'ª poisonª [is] under¹ their lips.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 140:3} + "And Absalomª saidª° unto¹ him, See,ª° thy mattersª [are] goodª and right;ª but [there is] no¹ man [deputed] of the kingª to hearª° thee. ... For¹ thy servantª vowedª° a vowª while I abodeª° at Geshurª in Syria,ª saying,ª° If¹ the LORDª shall bring me againª°°° indeed to Jerusalem,ª then I will serveª°¹ the LORD.ª" {2Sm 15:3-8} + "Moreover Ahithophelª saidª° unto¹ Absalom,ª Let me now¹ choose outª° twelveªª thousandª men,ª and I will ariseª° and pursueª° afterª Davidª this night:ª" {2Sm 17:1} + "The heartª of the righteousª studiethª° to answer:ª° but the mouthª of the wickedª poureth²° out¹ evil things.ª" {Prv 15:28} + "Nowª the¹ chief priests,ª andª elders,ª andª allª the¹ council,ª soughtª° false witnessª againstª Jesus,ª toª put²° him² to death;ª°¹ ... Andª the¹ high priestª arose,ª° and saidª° unto him,ª Answerest¹ thou²° nothing?ª whatª [is it which] theseª witness againstª° thee?ª" {Mtt 26:59-62}
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