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
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2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.(A)
Proverbs 17:14
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14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(A)
Proverbs 17:19
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19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
Proverbs 20:3
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Proverbs 22:10
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10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels and insults are ended.(A)
Proverbs 26:21
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21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.(A)
Proverbs 12:19
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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Proverbs 12:22
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Proverbs 17:20
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20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
Proverbs 19:5
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Proverbs 19:22
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22 What a person desires is unfailing love[a];
better to be poor than a liar.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame
Proverbs 21:6
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
Proverbs 18:20-21
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20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.(A)
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