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A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips;
    and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

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An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a [a]spiteful tongue.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:4 Lit. destructive

20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good:
    and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

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20 He who has a [a]deceitful heart finds no good,
And he who has (A)a perverse tongue falls into evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:20 crooked

19 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,
    than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

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The Fear of the Lord Leads to Life

19 Better (A)is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

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18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 so is the man that deceiveth his neighbour,
and saith, Am not I in sport?

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18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 Is the man who deceives his neighbor,
And says, (A)“I was only joking!”

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28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it;
and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

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28 A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it,
And a flattering mouth works (A)ruin.

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