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The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, But the speech of the upright rescues them.
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Words as Weapons
Commentators explain that the "words of the wicked" are not merely unkind but are actively used as weapons. They are calculated to cause harm, whether through perjury and false witness, smooth words of entrapment, or even unjust laws designed to persecute the innocent.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Shall deliver them - that is, the righteous themselves.
19th Century
Anglican
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood — that is, are calculated for this end.
The mouth…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood Which some understand of perjury and false witness, as Jarchi…
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Wicked people speak mischief to their neighbors. A man may sometimes do a good work with one good word.
