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Proverbs 17:4 (Listen)

4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips,

and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

20 mA man of crooked heart does not discover good,

and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

19 aBetter is a poor person who bwalks in his integrity

than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

18 Like a madman who throws ofirebrands, arrows, and death

19 is the man who deceives his neighbor

and says, “I am only joking!”

28 A lying tongue hates its victims,

and a flattering mouth works ruin.

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