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<p>See here, 1. The wicked entangling themselves in trouble by their folly, when God in justice leaves them to themselves. They are often <i>snared by the transgression of their lips</i> and their throats are cut with their own tongues. By <i>speaking evil of dignities</i> they expose themselves to public justice; by giving ill language they become obnoxious to private resentments, are sued for defamation, and actions on the case for words are brought against them. Many a man has paid dearly in this world for the transgression of his lips, and has felt the lash on his back for want of a bridle upon his tongue, <a class="bibleref" title="Ps.64.8" href="/passage/?search=Ps.64.8">Ps. 64:8</a>. 2. The righteous extricating themselves out of trouble by their own wisdom, when God in mercy comes in for their succour: <i>The just shall come out</i> of such troubles as the wicked throw themselves headlong into. It is intimated that the just may perhaps come into trouble; but, <i>though they fall, they shall not be utterly cast down</i>, <a class="bibleref" title="Ps.34.19" href="/passage/?search=Ps.34.19">Ps. 34:19</a>.</p>
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