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3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
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For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)Here is, I. Deliverance from a false tongue obtained by prayer. David records his own experience of this. 1. He was brought into distress, into great distress, by lying lips and a deceitful tongue . There were those that sought his ruin, and had almost effected it, by lying. (1.) By telling lies to him. They flattered him with professions and protestations of friendships, and promises of kindness…
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