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12 ¶ A wicked man of Belial walks with a perverse mouth.

13 He winks with his eyes, he speaks with his feet, he teaches with his fingers;

14 there is perversion in his heart; he devises evil continually; he sows discord.

15 Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.

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12 A troublemaker and a villain,
    who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13     who winks maliciously with his eye,(A)
    signals with his feet
    and motions with his fingers,(B)
14     who plots evil(C) with deceit in his heart—
    he always stirs up conflict.(D)
15 Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;(E)
    he will suddenly(F) be destroyed—without remedy.(G)

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10 ¶ He that winks with the eye causes sorrow, and he that speaks foolishness shall fall.

11 ¶ The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.

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10 Whoever winks maliciously(A) causes grief,
    and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(B)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(C)

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¶ The perfection of the upright shall guide them in the way, but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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30 He shuts his eyes to devise perverse things; moving his lips he brings evil to pass.

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30 Whoever winks(A) with their eye is plotting perversity;
    whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.

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14 ¶ It is bad, it is bad, the buyer says; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

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14 “It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer—
    then goes off and boasts about the purchase.

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¶ Do not eat the bread of anyone who has an evil eye, neither desire his dainty foods;

for as he thinks in his soul, so is he; Eat and drink, he shall say unto thee, but his heart is not with thee.

Didst thou eat thy part? Thou shalt vomit it up and lose thy sweet words.

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Saying 9

Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
    do not crave his delicacies;(A)
for he is the kind of person
    who is always thinking about the cost.[a]
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
    but his heart is not with you.
You will vomit up the little you have eaten
    and will have wasted your compliments.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is

23 ¶ Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

24 ¶ He that hates dissembles with his lips and lays up deceit within him;

25 when he speaks fair, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

26 Even though his hatred is covered up in the desert, his wickedness shall be showed before the whole congregation.

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23 Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware
    are fervent[a] lips with an evil heart.
24 Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,(A)
    but in their hearts they harbor deceit.(B)
25 Though their speech is charming,(C) do not believe them,
    for seven abominations fill their hearts.(D)
26 Their malice may be concealed by deception,
    but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:23 Hebrew; Septuagint smooth