The words of a man’s mouth are like deep [a]waters, and the wellspring of wisdom is like a flowing river.

It is not good to [b]accept the person of the wicked, to cause the righteous to fall in judgment.

A fool’s lips come with strife, and his mouth calleth for stripes.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:4 Which can never be drawn empty, but bring ever profit.
  2. Proverbs 18:5 That is, to favor him and support him.

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