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11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life,
    but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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

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13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment,
    but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

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13 On (A)the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But (B)a rod is for the back of him who has no [a]sense.

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  1. Proverbs 10:13 Lit heart

14 Wise men lay up knowledge,
    but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

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14 Wise people (A)store up knowledge,
But with (B)the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.

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20 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver.
    The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
    but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

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20 The tongue of the righteous is like (A)choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
21 The (B)lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools (C)die for lack of [a]understanding.

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  1. Proverbs 10:21 Lit heart

31 The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,
    but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
    but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

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31 The (A)mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom,
But the (B)perverted tongue will be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know (C)what is acceptable,
But the (D)mouth of the wicked, what is perverted.

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