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haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
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to preserve you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
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The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
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The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
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There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
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Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
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The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
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A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
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The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
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An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
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A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
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Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
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The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
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Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
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With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.
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The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
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A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.
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She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
