“The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.”
Words: The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them. The wicked's words are lethal (orvim l'dam). The upright's speech rescues (tatzil). Words are not neutral; they either harm or heal.
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