Proverbs 10:19
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19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
but the prudent hold their tongues.(A)
Proverbs 12:23
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Proverbs 13:3
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Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
and discerning if they hold their tongues.(A)
Proverbs 18:13
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13 To answer before listening—
that is folly and shame.(A)
Proverbs 21:23
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Proverbs 15:1
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Proverbs 17:27
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Proverbs 25:15
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Proverbs 26:28
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28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and a flattering mouth(A) works ruin.
Proverbs 28:23
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23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor
rather than one who has a flattering tongue.(A)
Proverbs 29:5
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5 Those who flatter their neighbors
are spreading nets for their feet.(A)
Proverbs 10:18
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18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips(A)
and spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 11:13
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Proverbs 16:28
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Proverbs 17:9
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Proverbs 18:8
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8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.(A)
Proverbs 20:19
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19 A gossip betrays a confidence;(A)
so avoid anyone who talks too much.
Proverbs 26:20
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20 Without wood a fire goes out;
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.(A)
Proverbs 11:12
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Proverbs 12:18
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Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 16:27
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Proverbs 25:23
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23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain
is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.
Proverbs 26:2
New International Version
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.(A)
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