He (A)does not slander [a]with his tongue,
Nor (B)do evil to his neighbor,
Nor (C)bring shame on his friend;

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  1. Psalm 15:3 Lit according to

whose tongue utters no slander,(A)
    who does no wrong to a neighbor,
    and casts no slur on others;

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28 All of them are stubbornly rebellious,
(A)Going about as a slanderer;
They are (B)bronze and iron.
They are, all of them, corrupt.

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28 They are all hardened rebels,(A)
    going about to slander.(B)
They are bronze and iron;(C)
    they all act corruptly.

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“Let everyone (A)be on guard against his neighbor,
And (B)do not trust any brother;
Because every (C)brother utterly [a]betrays,
And every neighbor (D)goes about as a slanderer.

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  1. Jeremiah 9:4 I.e., like Jacob (a play on words)

“Beware of your friends;(A)
    do not trust anyone in your clan.(B)
For every one of them is a deceiver,[a](C)
    and every friend a slanderer.(D)

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  1. Jeremiah 9:4 Or a deceiving Jacob

Slanderous men have been among you for the purpose of shedding blood, and among you they have eaten at the mountain shrines. In your midst they have (A)committed outrageous sin.

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In you are slanderers(A) who are bent on shedding blood;(B) in you are those who eat at the mountain shrines(C) and commit lewd acts.(D)

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