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Proverbs 12:6
The Message
Proverbs 12:6
The Message
6 The words of the wicked kill;
the speech of the upright saves.
Proverbs 12:6
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Proverbs 12:6
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6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but the speech of the upright rescues them.(A)
Proverbs 12:6
King James Version
Proverbs 12:6
King James Version
6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
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Proverbs 12:18
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Proverbs 12:18
The Message
18 Rash language cuts and maims,
but there is healing in the words of the wise.
Proverbs 12:18
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Proverbs 12:18
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Proverbs 12:18
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Proverbs 12:18
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18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
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Proverbs 15:4
The Message
Proverbs 15:4
The Message
4 Kind words heal and help;
cutting words wound and maim.
Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
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Proverbs 18:21
The Message
Proverbs 18:21
The Message
21 Words kill, words give life;
they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.
Proverbs 18:21
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Proverbs 18:21
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Proverbs 18:21
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Proverbs 18:21
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21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
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