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Proverbs 12:17
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17 He who will speak truth will reveal righteousness,
    but the witness of falsehood, deceit.

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Proverbs 12:17
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17 (A)Whoever speaks[a] the truth gives honest evidence,
    but (B)a false witness utters deceit.

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  1. Proverbs 12:17 Hebrew breathes out
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Proverbs 12:17
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17 An honest witness tells the truth,
    but a false witness tells lies.(A)

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Proverbs 12:19-20
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19 A lip of truth endures forever,
    but a tongue of deception lasts only a moment.
20 Deceit is in the heart[a] of those who plan[b] evil,
    but to those who plan[c] peace, there is joy.

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  1. Proverbs 12:20 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 12:20 Literally “the planners of”
  3. Proverbs 12:20 Literally “the planners of”
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Proverbs 12:19-20
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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
    but (A)a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20 Deceit is in the heart of (B)those who devise evil,
    but those who plan peace have joy.

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Proverbs 12:19-20
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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
    but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

20 Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil,
    but those who promote peace have joy.(A)

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Proverbs 12:22
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22 An abomination of Yahweh are lips of deceit,
    but they who act faithfully are his delight.

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Proverbs 12:22
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22 (A)Lying lips are (B)an abomination to the Lord,
    (C)but those who act faithfully are his delight.

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Proverbs 12:22
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22 The Lord detests lying lips,(A)
    but he delights(B) in people who are trustworthy.(C)

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