Proverbs 17:20
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20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
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
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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 10:10
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10 Whoever winks maliciously(A) causes grief,
and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
Proverbs 8:13
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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
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Psalm 18:26
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Ecclesiastes 10:12
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