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An evildoer listens to wicked lips; A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

Proverbs 17:4

A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

One who has a crooked mind finds nothing good, And one who is corrupted in his language falls into evil.

Proverbs 17:20

He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

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.

Like a maniac who shoots Flaming arrows, arrows, and death,

Proverbs 26:18

As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

So is a person who deceives his neighbor, And says, "Was I not joking?"

Proverbs 26:19

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.

Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

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