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Proverbs 29:20
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Proverbs 29:20
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20 Do you see someone who is hasty in speech?
There is more hope for a fool than for anyone like that.(A)
Proverbs 29:20
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Proverbs 29:20
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20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.(A)
Sirach 1:29
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Sirach 1:29
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29 Do not be a hypocrite before others,
and keep watch over your lips.(A)
Sirach 5:13
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Sirach 5:13
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13 Honor and dishonor come from speaking,
and the tongue of mortals may be their downfall.(A)
James 1:19
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James 1:19
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Hearing and Doing the Word
19 You must understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger,(A)
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James 1:19
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James 1:19
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Listening and Doing
19 My dear brothers and sisters,(A) take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak(B) and slow to become angry,
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