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26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain
    is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey,
    so be sparing of complimentary words.[a]
28 A man without self-control
    is like a city broken into and left without walls.

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  1. Proverbs 25:27 Cn Compare Gk Syr Tg: Heb searching out their glory is glory

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