14 and accuses her of misconduct and brings a bad name upon her, saying, ‘I took this woman, and when I came near her, I did not find in her evidence of virginity,’

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14 So I would have (A)younger widows marry, bear children, (B)manage their households, and (C)give the adversary no occasion for slander.

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21 (A)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
    and those who love it will eat its fruits.

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(A)The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into (B)the inner parts of the body.

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19 and they shall fine him a hundred shekels[a] of silver and give them to the father of the young woman, because he has brought a bad name upon a virgin[b] of Israel. And she shall be his wife. (A)He may not divorce her all his days.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 22:19 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
  2. Deuteronomy 22:19 Or girl of marriageable age

23 (A)“You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a (B)malicious witness.

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