11 (A)The mouth of the righteous is (B)a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked (C)conceals violence.

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18 (A)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
    but the tongue of the wise brings (B)healing.
19 Truthful lips endure forever,
    but (C)a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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(A)A gentle[a] tongue is (B)a tree of life,
    but (C)perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:4 Or healing

Whoever (A)covers an offense seeks love,
    but he who repeats a matter (B)separates close friends.

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20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,
    and where there is no (A)whisperer, (B)quarreling ceases.

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(A)Better is open rebuke
    than hidden love.
Faithful are (B)the wounds of a friend;
    profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

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20 (A)From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied;
    he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
21 (B)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
    and those who love it will eat its fruits.

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