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They utter lies to each other;
    with flattering lips and a deceitful heart they speak.(A)

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18 For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites,[a] and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.(A)

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  1. 16.18 Gk their own belly

Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
    it speaks deceit through the mouth.
They all speak friendly words to their neighbors
    but inwardly are planning to lay an ambush.(A)

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And when they come to see me, they utter empty words
    while their hearts gather mischief;
    when they go out, they tell it abroad.(A)

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whose mouths speak lies
    and whose right hands are false.(A)

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Their mouths are filled with cursing and deceit and oppression;
    under their tongues are mischief and iniquity.(A)

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For there is no truth in their mouths;
    their hearts are destruction;
their throats are open graves;
    they flatter with their tongues.(A)

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7,8 For the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

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Do not drag me away with the wicked,
    with those who are workers of evil,
who speak peace with their neighbors
    while mischief is in their hearts.(A)

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