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An (A)evildoer gives heed to lips of wickedness;
[a]A liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:4 Lit Falsehood

An evildoer pays attention to guilty lips;
    a liar listens to a destructive tongue.

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A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
    a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

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20 He who has a crooked heart (A)finds no good,
And he who is (B)perverted in his tongue falls into evil.

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20 Those with crooked hearts won’t prosper,
    and those with twisted tongues will fall into trouble.

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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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The Counsel of Yahweh Will Stand

19 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked in lips and is a fool.

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19 Better to be poor and walk in innocence
    than to have dishonest lips and be a fool.

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19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)

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18 Like a madman who shoots
(A)Firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 So is the man who (B)deceives his neighbor,
And says, “(C)Am I not joking?”

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18 Like a crazy person shooting deadly flaming arrows
19     are those who deceive their neighbor and say, “Hey, I was only joking!”

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18 Like a maniac shooting
    flaming arrows of death
19 is one who deceives their neighbor
    and says, “I was only joking!”

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28 A lying tongue hates [a]those it crushes,
And a (A)flattering mouth works ruin.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:28 Lit its crushed ones

28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes;
    a flattering mouth causes destruction.

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28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
    and a flattering mouth(A) works ruin.

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