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Proverbs 6:12
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Portrait of a Scoundrel[a]

12 A scoundrel,[b] a villainous man, is he
    who specializes in crooked talk.

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  1. Proverbs 6:12 Moralists readily cultivate the art of portrait-making so that they may better fashion the sentiments of their hearers or readers.
  2. Proverbs 6:12 Scoundrel: a wicked man of little worth (see Jdg 19:22; 1 Sam 25:25; Job 34:18). Crooked talk: see Prov 2:12 and note; 19:28.
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Proverbs 6:12
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12 (A)A worthless person, a wicked man,
    goes about with (B)crooked speech,

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Proverbs 6:12
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Troublemakers

12 Some people are just troublemakers. They are always thinking up some crooked plan and telling lies.

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