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12 He who is void of wisdom despises his neighbor,
    but a man of understanding holds his peace.

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12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor, but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

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18 There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword,
    but the tongue of the wise is health.

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18 There is he that speaketh like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is healing.

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A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
    but perverseness in it crushes the spirit.

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A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

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27 An ungodly man digs up evil,
    and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

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27 A froward man diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is a burning fire.

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23 The north wind brings rain,
    and a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

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23 The north wind driveth away rain; so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

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As the bird by flitting, as the swallow by flying,
    so the curse without cause will not alight.

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As the bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, so a curse without cause shall not alight.

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