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Proverbs 26:21-23
Holman Christian Standard Bible

21 As charcoal for embers and wood for fire,
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.(A)
22 A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.[a](B)

23 Smooth[b] lips with an evil heart
are like glaze on an earthen vessel.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:22 Lit to the chambers of the belly
  2. Proverbs 26:23 LXX; MT reads Burning
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