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Proverbs 18:5-7
Good News Translation

5 It is not right to favor the guilty and keep the innocent from receiving justice.

6 When some fool starts an argument, he is asking for a beating.

7 When a fool speaks, he is ruining himself; he gets caught in the trap of his own words.

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Proverbs 18:5-7
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5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked(A)
    and so deprive the innocent of justice.(B)

6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(C)

7 The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(D) to their very lives.(E)

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Proverbs 18:5-7
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5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked,
Or to overthrow the righteous in (A)judgment.

6 A fool’s lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calls for blows.
7 (B)A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his (C)soul.

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