“One who speaks falsely receives mercy when he becomes silent. He gives up deceit.”
Evagrius Ponticus, 4th c. — NOTES ON THE PSALMS 30[31].19
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18Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
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16Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.
17Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
— Psalms 31:18 —
19Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
20Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.