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The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Shall deliver them - that is, the righteous themselves.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood — that is, are calculated for this end.

The mouth…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood
Which some understand of perjury and false witness, as Jarchi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Wicked people speak mischief to their neighbors. A man may sometimes do a good work with one good word.

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