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Ben Sira 28
Ben Sira 28:15
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Ben Sira 28:15
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Slander has driven virtuous women from their homes, and deprived them of the fruit of their toil.
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13
Curse the gossips and the double-tongued, for they destroy the peace of many.
14
Slander has shaken many, and scattered them from nation to nation; it has destroyed strong cities, and overturned the houses of the great.
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Slander has driven virtuous women from their homes, and deprived them of the fruit of their toil.
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Those who pay heed to slander will not find rest, nor will they settle down in peace.
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The blow of a whip raises a welt, but a blow of the tongue crushes the bones.
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[a].
Gk [A third tongue]
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.