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Idle

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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In Matthew 12:36 , means empty and fruitless. The "idle word" which Christ condemns, is a word morally useless and evil.

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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Idle'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​i/idle.html. 1859.
 
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