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Proverbs 17:14
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14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
    so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(A)

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Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

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Proverbs 17:19
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19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
    whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

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Proverbs 17:19
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19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

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Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
    but every fool(A) is quick to quarrel.(B)

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Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

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Proverbs 22:10
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10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
    quarrels and insults are ended.(A)

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Proverbs 22:10
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10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

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Proverbs 26:21
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21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
    so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.(A)

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Proverbs 26:21
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21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

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

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Proverbs 12:19
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19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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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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Proverbs 12:22
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22 Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

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Proverbs 17:20
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20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
    one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

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Proverbs 17:20
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20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

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Proverbs 19:5
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5 A false witness(A) will not go unpunished,(B)
    and whoever pours out lies will not go free.(C)

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Proverbs 19:5
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5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

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Proverbs 19:22
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22 What a person desires is unfailing love[a];
    better to be poor than a liar.

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  1. Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame
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Proverbs 19:22
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22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

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Proverbs 21:6
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6 A fortune made by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
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Proverbs 21:6
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6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

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Proverbs 18:20-21
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20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
    with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.(A)

21 The tongue has the power of life and death,(B)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.(C)

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Proverbs 18:20-21
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20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

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