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An evildoer pays attention to wicked lips.
A liar feeds upon[a] a destructive tongue.

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  1. Proverbs 17:4 Hebrew variant listens to

He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness,
    and the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.

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11 An evil person promotes only rebellion,
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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11 An evil person will seek only rebellion,
    and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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23 A wicked person secretly accepts a bribe
to pervert the ways of justice.

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23 The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap,
    in order to pervert the ways of justice.

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