Accuse not: Heb. Hurt not with thy tongue, Proverbs 24:23; Deuteronomy 23:15; 1 Samuel 22:9-10, 1 Samuel 24:9, 1 Samuel 26:19, 1 Samuel 30:15; 2 Samuel 16:1-4; 2 Samuel 19:26-27; Daniel 3:8-18, Daniel 6:13, Daniel 6:24; Romans 14:4
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Proverbs 30:10
Proverbs 30:10
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