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Proverbs 11:12

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12

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

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Verse 12. Mean. Lit. “indigent” of sense. Bible.—We must put up with some faults, as none are without. Hor. i. Sat. 3. Calmet.

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