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

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An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips;
And [a]a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

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  1. Proverbs 17:4 Hebrew falsehood.

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

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20 He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good;
And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into [a]mischief.

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  1. Proverbs 17:20 Or, calamity

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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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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18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows and death,

19 so is the man that deceiveth his neighbor and saith, “Am I not in jest?”

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18 As a madman who casteth firebrands,
Arrows, and death,
19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor,
And saith, Am not I in sport?

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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 hateth those whom it hath [a]wounded;
And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 26:28 Hebrew crushed.