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Proverbs 26:21-23
Good News Translation
Proverbs 26:21-23
Good News Translation
21 Charcoal keeps the embers glowing, wood keeps the fire burning, and troublemakers keep arguments alive.
22 Gossip is so tasty! How we love to swallow it!
23 Insincere[a] talk that hides what you are really thinking is like a fine glaze[b] on a cheap clay pot.
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- Proverbs 26:23 One ancient translation Insincere; Hebrew Burning.
- Proverbs 26:23 Probable text fine glaze; Hebrew unrefined silver.
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