24 Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
    and harbors deceit in his heart;

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20 Deceit is in the heart of (A)those who devise evil,
    but those who plan peace have joy.

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The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
    but the folly of fools is deceiving.

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17 (A)Whoever speaks[a] the truth gives honest evidence,
    but (B)a false witness utters deceit.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:17 Hebrew breathes out

(A)The thoughts of the righteous are just;
    the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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11 (A)A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    (B)but a just weight is his delight.

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18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
    and whoever utters slander is a fool.

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And when one comes to see me, (A)he utters empty words,
    while his heart gathers iniquity;
    when he goes out, he tells it abroad.

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