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Proverbs 6:12
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Proverbs 6:12
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12 What are worthless and wicked people like?
They are constant liars,
Proverbs 6:12
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Proverbs 6:12
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12 A troublemaker and a villain,
who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
Proverbs 16:27
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Proverbs 16:27
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27 Scoundrels create trouble;
their words are a destructive blaze.
Proverbs 16:27
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Proverbs 16:27
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Proverbs 4:24
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Proverbs 4:24
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24 Avoid all perverse talk;
stay away from corrupt speech.
Proverbs 4:24
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Proverbs 4:24
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24 Keep your mouth free of perversity;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
1 Timothy 5:13
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1 Timothy 5:13
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13 And if they are on the list, they will learn to be lazy and will spend their time gossiping from house to house, meddling in other people’s business and talking about things they shouldn’t.
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1 Timothy 5:13
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1 Timothy 5:13
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13 Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies(A) who talk nonsense,(B) saying things they ought not to.
Matthew 12:34
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Matthew 12:34
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34 You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.
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Matthew 12:34
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Matthew 12:34
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34 You brood of vipers,(A) how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks(B) what the heart is full of.
James 3:6
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James 3:6
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6 And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.[a]
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- 3:6 Or for it will burn in hell (Greek Gehenna).
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)
Titus 1:10-11
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Titus 1:10-11
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10 For there are many rebellious people who engage in useless talk and deceive others. This is especially true of those who insist on circumcision for salvation. 11 They must be silenced, because they are turning whole families away from the truth by their false teaching. And they do it only for money.
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Titus 1:10-11
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Titus 1:10-11
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Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good
10 For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk(A) and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.(B) 11 They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households(C) by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
Acts 20:30
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Acts 20:30
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30 Even some men from your own group will rise up and distort the truth in order to draw a following.
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Acts 20:30
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Acts 20:30
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30 Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples(A) after them.
Proverbs 17:4
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Proverbs 17:4
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4 Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip;
liars pay close attention to slander.
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 11:6
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Proverbs 11:6
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6 The godliness of good people rescues them;
the ambition of treacherous people traps them.
Proverbs 11:6
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Proverbs 11:6
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6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(A)
Proverbs 8:13
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Proverbs 8:13
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13 All who fear the Lord will hate evil.
Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance,
corruption and perverse speech.
Proverbs 8:13
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Proverbs 8:13
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Proverbs 6:14
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Proverbs 6:14
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14 Their perverted hearts plot evil,
and they constantly stir up trouble.
Proverbs 6:14
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Proverbs 6:14
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Proverbs 2:12
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Proverbs 2:12
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12 Wisdom will save you from evil people,
from those whose words are twisted.
Proverbs 2:12
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Proverbs 2:12
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12 Wisdom will save(A) you from the ways of wicked men,
from men whose words are perverse,
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