For the: Psalms 64:7-8, Psalms 79:12, Psalms 120:3-4, Psalms 140:9-10; Proverbs 12:13, Proverbs 18:7; Matthew 12:36-37; Matthew 27:25, Matthew 27:63
taken: Psalms 10:2; Proverbs 6:2, Proverbs 11:6
cursing: Psalms 109:17-18; Hosea 4:2; Luke 23:5
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Psalms 59:12
Psalms 59:12
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