Proverbs 11:9
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9 With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
Proverbs 11:9
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9 The godless destroy their neighbors by their words,
but the righteous are saved by their knowledge.
Proverbs 12:6
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6 The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,
but the speech of the upright delivers them.(A)
Proverbs 12:6
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6 The words of the wicked are a deathtrap,
but the speech of those who do right rescues them.
Proverbs 16:27-28
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27 Scoundrels concoct evil,
and their speech is like a scorching fire.(A)
28 A perverse person spreads strife,
and a whisperer separates close friends.(B)
Proverbs 16:27-28
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27 Worthless people dig up trouble;
their lips are like a scorching fire.
28 Destructive people produce conflict;
gossips alienate close friends.
Proverbs 17:5
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5 Those who mock the poor insult their Maker;
those who are glad at calamity will not go unpunished.(A)
Proverbs 17:5
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5 Those who mock the poor insult their maker;
those who rejoice in disaster won’t go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:9
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9 One who forgives an affront fosters friendship,
but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.(A)
Proverbs 17:9
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9 One who seeks love conceals an offense,
but one who repeats it divides friends.
Proverbs 18:6
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6 A fool’s lips bring strife,
and a fool’s mouth invites a flogging.
Proverbs 18:6
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6 The lips of fools make accusations;
their mouths elicit beatings.
Proverbs 18:8
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8 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.(A)
Proverbs 18:8
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8 The words of gossips are like choice snacks;
they go down to the inmost parts.
Proverbs 19:1
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19 Better the poor walking in integrity
than one perverse of speech who is a fool.(A)
Proverbs 19:1
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19 Better to be poor and walk in innocence
than to have dishonest lips and be a fool.
Proverbs 20:19
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19 A gossip reveals secrets;
therefore do not associate with a babbler.(A)
Proverbs 20:19
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19 Gossips reveal secrets;
don’t associate with those who talk too much.
Proverbs 22:10
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10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out;
quarreling and abuse will cease.(A)
Proverbs 22:10
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10 Remove the mocker and conflict disappears;
judgment and shame also stop.
Proverbs 25:9-10
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9 Argue your case with your neighbor directly,
and do not disclose another’s secret,(A)
10 or else someone who hears you will bring shame upon you,
and your ill repute will have no end.
Proverbs 25:9-10
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9 Argue it out with your neighbor,
and don’t give away someone’s secret.
10 Otherwise, the one who hears it will vilify you;
the slander against you will never stop.
Proverbs 25:23
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23 The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.(A)
Proverbs 25:23
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23 The north wind stirs up rain,
and a person who plots quietly provokes angry faces.
Proverbs 26:20-23
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20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.(A)
21 As charcoal is to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.(B)
22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.(C)
23 Like the glaze[a] covering an earthen vessel
are smooth[b] lips with an evil heart.
Proverbs 26:20-23
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20 Without wood a fire goes out;
without gossips, conflict calms down.
21 Like adding charcoal to embers or wood to fire,
quarrelsome people kindle strife.
22 The words of gossips are like choice snacks;
they go down to the inmost parts.
23 Smooth[a] lips and an evil heart
are like silver coating on clay.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:23 LXX; Heb uncertain
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