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<p>In the foregoing verse the <i>thoughts</i> of the wicked and righteous were compared; here their <i>words</i>, and those are as the abundance of the heart is. 1. Wicked people speak mischief to their neighbours; and wicked indeed those are whose <i>words</i> are to <i>lie in wait for blood</i>; their tongues are swords to those that stand in their way, to good men whom they hate and persecute. See an instance, <a class="bibleref" title="Luke.20.20,Luke.20.21" href="/passage/?search=Luke.20.20,Luke.20.21"><span class="bibleref" title="Luke.20.20">Luke 20:20</span>, <span class="bibleref" title="Luke.20.21">21</span></a>. 2. Good men speak help to their neighbours: The <i>mouth of the upright</i> is ready to be opened in the cause of those that are oppressed (<a class="bibleref" title="Prov.31.8" href="/passage/?search=Prov.31.8">Prov. 31:8</a>), to plead for them, to witness for them, and so to <i>deliver them</i>, particularly those whom the wicked <i>lie in wait</i> for. A man may sometimes do a very good work with one good word.</p>
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