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Against Worthlessness

12 A worthless man, an evil man,
    goes around with deceitful speech.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 6:12 Literally “crookedness of mouth”

12 (A)A worthless person, a wicked man,
    goes about with (B)crooked speech,

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27 A man of wickedness concocts evil,
    and his lips are like a scorching fire.

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27 (A)A worthless man plots evil,
    and his speech[a] is like (B)a scorching fire.

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  1. Proverbs 16:27 Hebrew what is on his lips