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“Their tongue is a deadly arrow. It speaks deceit. One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart, he waits to ambush him.”
Jeremiah 9:8
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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.
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