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Against Worthlessness

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

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Footnotes

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

12 A (A)worthless person, a wicked man,
Is one who walks with a (B)perverse mouth,

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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 person digs up evil,
While [a]his words are like (B)scorching fire.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:27 Lit on his lips