Holy Scripture
Psalms 11:4
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“He alone is judge of all, and the only true judge. What has the Lord done against the wicked who have drawn up a battle line against him, who rise up against the righteous? In his own temple, standing in the house of the heavens and sitting immovable on his royal throne, he overlooks nothing of the earthly creation wi…”
Source: Septuagint
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4Let the Lord destroy all the deceitful lips, And the tongue that speaks great words:
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2Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; For truth is diminished from among the children of men.
3Every one has spoken vanity to his neighbor: Their lips are deceitful, they have spoken with a double heart.
— Psalms 11:4 —
5Who have said, We will magnify our tongue; Our lips are our own: who is Lord of us?
6Because of the misery of the poor, And because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith the Lord, I will set them in safety; I will speak to them thereof openly.