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● Gen 37:4 . . When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than
any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
The hatred that Joseph's brothers felt for him is understandable, but there is
no excuse for their failure to keep a civil tongue in their heads when they
talked with him.
Civil can be defined as polite, courteous, gracious, mannerly, considerate,
nice, thoughtful, sensitive, couth, respectful, decent, cordial, friendly, genial,
hospitable, pleasant, sociable, charitable, and tactful, etc.
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