Proverbs 10:19
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Proverbs 12:23
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23 (A)A prudent man conceals knowledge,
But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
Proverbs 13:3
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3 (A)He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 17:28
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28 (A)Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace;
When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.
Proverbs 18:18
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18 Casting (A)lots causes contentions to cease,
And keeps the mighty apart.
Proverbs 21:23
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23 (A)Whoever guards his mouth and tongue
Keeps his soul from troubles.
Proverbs 15:1
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A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath
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Proverbs 17:27
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27 (A)He who has knowledge spares his words,
And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
Proverbs 25:15
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15 (A)By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded,
And a gentle tongue breaks a bone.
Proverbs 26:28
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28 A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it,
And a flattering mouth works (A)ruin.
Proverbs 28:23
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23 (A)He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward
Than he who flatters with the tongue.
Proverbs 29:5
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5 A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Spreads a net for his feet.
Proverbs 10:18
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Proverbs 11:13
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Proverbs 16:28
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28 A perverse man sows strife,
And (A)a whisperer separates the best of friends.
Proverbs 17:9
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Proverbs 18:8
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8 (A)The words of a [a]talebearer are like [b]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [c]inmost body.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:8 gossip or slanderer
- Proverbs 18:8 A Jewish tradition wounds
- Proverbs 18:8 Lit. rooms of the belly
Proverbs 20:19
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19 (A)He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with one (B)who flatters with his lips.
Proverbs 26:20
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20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
And where there is no [a]talebearer, strife ceases.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:20 gossip or slanderer, lit. whisperer
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