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9An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

Proverbs 11:9

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 9)

Here is, 1. Hypocrisy designing ill. It is not only the murderer with his sword, but the hypocrite with his mouth , that destroys his neighbour , decoying him into sin, or into mischief, by the specious pretences of kindness and good-will. Death and life are in the power of the tongue , but no tongue more fatal than the flattering tongue. 2. Honesty defeating the design and escaping the snare: Thr...

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