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The words of the wicked are an ambush of blood,
    but the mouth of the upright delivers them.

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The words of the wicked [a]are of lying in wait for blood;
But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

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  1. Proverbs 12:6 Or, are a lying in wait

13 By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared,
    but the righteous escapes from trouble.
14 From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he is filled with good,
    and the reward of a man’s labor[a] will return to him.

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  1. Proverbs 12:14 Literally “the hands of a man”

13 In the transgression of the lips is [a]a snare to the evil man;
But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth;
And the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

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  1. Proverbs 12:13 Or, an evil snare

18 There is one who speaks rashly, like the thrust of a sword,
    but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

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18 There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword;
But the tongue of the wise is health.

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25 Anxiety in the heart[a] of a man will weigh him down,
    but a good word will cheer him.

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  1. Proverbs 12:25 Or “mind”

25 [a]Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop;
But a good word maketh it glad.

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  1. Proverbs 12:25 Or, Care