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1 Samuel 24:9
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1 Samuel 24:9
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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, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
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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: (A)“Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Indeed David seeks your harm’?
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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.
Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
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Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
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21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
22 For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
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Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
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Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
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21 Also do not take to heart everything people say,
Lest you hear your servant cursing you.
22 For many times, also, your own heart has known
That even you have cursed others.
Proverbs 29:12
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Proverbs 29:12
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Proverbs 29:12
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Proverbs 29:12
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12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
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Proverbs 29:12
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Proverbs 29:12
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12 If a ruler pays attention to lies,
All his servants become wicked.
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)
James 3:6
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James 3:6
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6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
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James 3:6
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James 3:6
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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 26:28
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Proverbs 26:28
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28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
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Proverbs 26:28
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Proverbs 26:28
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28 A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it,
And a flattering mouth works (A)ruin.
Proverbs 26:20-22
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Proverbs 26:20-22
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Proverbs 26:20-22
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Proverbs 26:20-22
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20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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Proverbs 26:20-22
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Proverbs 26:20-22
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20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
And where there is no [a]talebearer, strife ceases.
21 (A)As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
22 The words of a [b]talebearer are like [c]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [d]inmost body.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:20 gossip or slanderer, lit. whisperer
- Proverbs 26:22 gossip or slanderer
- Proverbs 26:22 A Jewish tradition wounds
- Proverbs 26:22 Lit. rooms of the belly
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 25:23
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Proverbs 25:23
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23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
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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)a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
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 18:8
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Proverbs 18:8
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8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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Proverbs 18:8
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Proverbs 18:8
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8 (A)The words of a [a]talebearer are like [b]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [c]inmost body.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:8 gossip or slanderer
- Proverbs 18:8 A Jewish tradition wounds
- Proverbs 18:8 Lit. rooms of the belly
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 17:4
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Proverbs 17:4
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4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
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Proverbs 17:4
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Proverbs 17:4
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4 An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a [a]spiteful tongue.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:4 Lit. destructive
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