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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 17:4; Proverbs 17:20; Proverbs 19:1; Proverbs 26:18-19; Proverbs 26:28
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A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.
Proverbs 17:4
- Variant Count: 4 (25%)
A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
Proverbs 17:20
- Variant Count: 4 (23%)
One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
Proverbs 19:1
- Variant Count: 2 (13%)
Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows
Proverbs 26:18
- Variant Count: 5 (55%)
Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death
is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"
Proverbs 26:19
- Variant Count: 5 (38%)
is one who deceives their neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"
A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 26:28
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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