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15:1 Let us therefore cleave unto them who live in peace and godliness, not
unto them who hypocritically profess to desire peace.
15:2 For he saith in a certain place, This people honoureth me with their
lips, but their heart is far from me.
15:3 And again, With their mouth did they bless, but with their heart did
they curse.
15:4 And again he saith, They loved him with their mouth, and with their
tongue they lied against him. For their heart was not right with him, nor were
they faithful in his covenant.
15:5 Let the crafty lips be put to silence, and may the Lord destroy all the
deceitful lips, even the haughty tongue, they who said, Let us magnify our
tongue, our lips are our own; who is master over us?
15:6 On account of the misery of the poor, and on account of the groaning of
the needy, I will now arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety, I will
deal confidently with him.