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1 Samuel 24:9
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1 Samuel 24:9
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9 And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David seeks your harm’?
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1 Samuel 24:9
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Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
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Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
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21 Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear (A)your servant cursing you. 22 Your heart knows that (B)many times you yourself have cursed others.
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Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
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Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
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21 Do not pay attention to every word people say,
or you(A) may hear your servant cursing you—
22 for you know in your heart
that many times you yourself have cursed others.
Proverbs 29:12
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Proverbs 29:12
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12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
all his officials will be wicked.
Proverbs 29:12
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Proverbs 29:12
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James 3:6
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James 3:6
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James 3:6
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James 3:6
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6 The tongue also is a fire,(A) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(B) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(C)
Proverbs 26:28
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Proverbs 26:28
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28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 26:28
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Proverbs 26:28
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28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and a flattering mouth(A) works ruin.
Proverbs 26:20-22
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Proverbs 26:20-22
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20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,
and where there is no (A)whisperer, (B)quarreling ceases.
21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is (C)a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
22 (D)The words of (E)a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 26:20-22
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Proverbs 26:20-22
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Proverbs 25:23
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Proverbs 25:23
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23 The north wind brings forth rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
Proverbs 25:23
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Proverbs 25:23
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23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain
is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.
Proverbs 18:8
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Proverbs 18:8
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8 (A)The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into (B)the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 18:8
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Proverbs 18:8
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8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.(A)
Proverbs 17:4
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Proverbs 17:4
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4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:4
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Proverbs 17:4
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4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs 16:28
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Proverbs 16:28
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Proverbs 16:28
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Proverbs 16:28
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Psalm 141:6
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Psalm 141:6
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6 When their judges are (A)thrown over the cliff,[a]
then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.
Footnotes
- Psalm 141:6 Or When their judges fall into the hands of the Rock
Psalm 141:6
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Psalm 141:6
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6 Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs,(A)
and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.
Psalm 101:5
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Psalm 101:5
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5 Whoever slanders his neighbor (A)secretly
I will (B)destroy.
Whoever has a (C)haughty look and an (D)arrogant heart
I will not endure.
Psalm 101:5
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Psalm 101:5
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1 Samuel 26:19
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1 Samuel 26:19
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19 Now therefore let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who has stirred you up against me, may he accept an offering, but if it is men, may they be cursed before the Lord, (A)for they have driven me out this day that I should have no share in (B)the heritage of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
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1 Samuel 26:19
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1 Samuel 26:19
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19 Now let my lord the king listen(A) to his servant’s words. If the Lord has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering.(B) If, however, people have done it, may they be cursed before the Lord! They have driven me today from my share in the Lord’s inheritance(C) and have said, ‘Go, serve other gods.’(D)
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