hypocritical: 1 Samuel 20:24-42; Isaiah 1:14-15; John 18:28; 1 Corinthians 5:8
gnashed: Psalms 37:12; Job 16:9; Lamentations 2:16; Acts 7:54
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Psalms 35:16
Psalms 35:16
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