An (A)evildoer listens to wicked lips;
A [a]liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

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  1. Proverbs 17:4 Lit falsehood

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

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11 A rebellious person seeks only evil,
So 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 accepts a (A)bribe [a]from an inside pocket
To (B)pervert the ways of justice.

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  1. Proverbs 17:23 Lit a fold in a robe; i.e., secretly

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

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