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Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
Eve of Ascension
Eve of Ascension
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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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17 verses
With his mouth the godless person destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued.
Proverbs 11:9
An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
The words of the wicked wait in ambush for blood, But the mouth of the upright will rescue them.
Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
A worthless person digs up evil, While his words are like scorching fire.
Proverbs 16:27
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
A perverse person spreads strife, And a slanderer separates close friends.
Proverbs 16:28
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
One who mocks the poor taunts his Maker; One who rejoices at disaster will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:5
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
One who conceals an offense seeks love, But one who repeats a matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
A fool's lips bring strife, And his mouth invites beatings.
Proverbs 18:6
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
The words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity Than a person who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:1
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
One who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with a gossip.
Proverbs 20:19
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
Drive out the scoffer, and strife will leave, Even quarreling and dishonor will cease.
Proverbs 22:10
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
Argue your case with your neighbor, And do not reveal the secret of another,
Proverbs 25:9
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
Or one who hears it will put you to shame, And the evil report about you will not pass away.
Proverbs 25:10
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
The north wind brings rain, And a gossiping tongue brings an angry face.
Proverbs 25:23
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no gossiper, quarreling quiets down.
Proverbs 26:20
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious person to kindle strife.
Proverbs 26:21
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
The words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
Proverbs 26:22
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Like an earthenware vessel overlaid with silver impurities Are burning lips and a wicked heart.
Proverbs 26:23
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
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