Let not, etc. or, Let not an evil speaker a wicked man of violence be established in the earth. Let him be hunted to his overthrow.
an evil speaker: Heb. a man of tongue, Psalms 12:3-4; Proverbs 6:17, Proverbs 12:13, Proverbs 17:20, Proverbs 18:21
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Psalms 140:11
Psalms 140:11
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