Weekly Pulpit 2 Samuel 12:14 However,, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme… A non-venomous snake one day met a venomous. "I wonder," said the non-venomous, "why men loathe and avoid me?" "Simply because they don't know which is which," answered the other; "very few can tell us one from the other; my poison fang, therefore, protects you also" "Yes." said the first, "and brings me into dreadful discredit too; your evil deeds are credited to our whole family, and keep us in disgrace." — (Weekly Pulpit.) Parallel Verses KJV: Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. |
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