An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
    and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

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An evildoer listens to wicked lips;
    and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.

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20 (A)A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
    and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

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20 A man of crooked mind does not prosper,
    and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.

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19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
    than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

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19 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
    than a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool.

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

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18 Like a madman who throws firebrands,
    arrows, and death,
19 is the man who deceives his neighbor
    and says, “I am only joking!”

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28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
    and a flattering mouth works ruin.

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28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
    and a flattering mouth works ruin.

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