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As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
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so is a man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am I not in sport?
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Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no talebearer, the contention ceaseth.
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[As] coals for hot coals, and wood for fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.
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The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are [as] an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
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He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him:
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when his voice is gracious, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
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Though [his] hatred is covered by dissimulation, his wickedness shall be made manifest in the congregation.
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Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
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A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.