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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.

An evil person is ensnared by the offense of his lips, But the righteous will escape from trouble.

Proverbs 12:13

The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

A person will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his words, And the deeds of a person's hands will return to him.

Proverbs 12:14

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 12:18

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Anxiety in a person's heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad.

Proverbs 12:25

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

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