Proverbs 17:20
English Standard Version
20 (A)A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
Proverbs 17:20
New International Version
20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
James 3:6-8
English Standard Version
6 And (A)the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, (B)staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life,[a] and set on fire by hell.[b] 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, (C)full of deadly poison.
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James 3:6-8
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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)
7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.(D)
Proverbs 10:31
English Standard Version
31 (A)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 18:6-7
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6 A fool's lips walk into a fight,
and his mouth invites (A)a beating.
7 (B)A fool's mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Proverbs 18:6-7
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6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.(A)
Proverbs 10:14
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Proverbs 10:14
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Proverbs 10:10
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10 Whoever (A)winks the eye causes trouble,
and a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Proverbs 10:10
New International Version
10 Whoever winks maliciously(A) causes grief,
and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
Proverbs 8:13
English Standard Version
13 (A)The fear of the Lord is (B)hatred of evil.
(C)Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and (D)perverted speech I hate.
Proverbs 8:13
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Proverbs 6:12-15
English Standard Version
12 (A)A worthless person, a wicked man,
goes about with (B)crooked speech,
13 (C)winks with his eyes, signals[a] with his feet,
points with his finger,
14 with (D)perverted heart (E)devises evil,
continually (F)sowing discord;
15 therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly;
(G)in a moment he will be broken (H)beyond healing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:13 Hebrew scrapes
Proverbs 6:12-15
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12 A troublemaker and a villain,
who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13 who winks maliciously with his eye,(A)
signals with his feet
and motions with his fingers,(B)
14 who plots evil(C) with deceit in his heart—
he always stirs up conflict.(D)
15 Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;(E)
he will suddenly(F) be destroyed—without remedy.(G)
Proverbs 3:32
English Standard Version
32 for (A)the devious person is an abomination to the Lord,
but the upright are (B)in his confidence.
Proverbs 3:32
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Psalm 18:26
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26 with the purified you show yourself pure;
and with (A)the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
Psalm 18:26
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Ecclesiastes 10:12
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Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 10:12 Or are gracious
Ecclesiastes 10:12
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