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Proverbs 18:5-7
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5 It is not good to (A)be partial to[a] the wicked
    or to (B)deprive the righteous of justice.
6 A fool's lips walk into a fight,
    and his mouth invites (C)a beating.
7 (D)A fool's mouth is his ruin,
    and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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  1. Proverbs 18:5 Hebrew to lift the face of
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Proverbs 18:5-7
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5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked(A)
    and so deprive the innocent of justice.(B)

6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(C)

7 The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(D) to their very lives.(E)

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Proverbs 18:5-7
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5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

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