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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 11:9; Proverbs 12:6; Proverbs 16:27-28; Proverbs 17:5; Proverbs 17:9; Proverbs 18:6; Proverbs 18:8; Proverbs 19:1; Proverbs 20:19; Proverbs 22:10; Proverbs 25:9-10; Proverbs 25:23; Proverbs 26:20-23
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18 verses
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Proverbs 11:9
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With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
Proverbs 12:6
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The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
Proverbs 16:27
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A scoundrel plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
Proverbs 16:28
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A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:5
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He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:9
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He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 18:6
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A fool's lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
Proverbs 18:8
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The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts.
Proverbs 19:1
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Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
Proverbs 20:19
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A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.
Proverbs 22:10
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Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.
Proverbs 25:9
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If you argue your case with a neighbor, do not betray another man's confidence,
Proverbs 25:10
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or he who hears it may shame you and you will never lose your bad reputation.
Proverbs 25:23
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As a north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks.
Proverbs 26:20
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Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down.
Proverbs 26:21
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As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
Proverbs 26:22
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The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts.
Proverbs 26:23
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Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
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