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Proverbs 26:28

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lying: He that injures another hates him in proportion to the injury; Proprium humani ingenii est, odisse quem leseris:, says Tacitlus, and strange to say, in proportion to the innocence of the injured. John 8:40, John 8:44-49, John 10:32-33, John 15:22-24

a flattering: Proverbs 6:24, Proverbs 7:5, Proverbs 7:21-23, Proverbs 29:5; Luke 20:20-21

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