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because wisdom will not enter a deceitful soul, or dwell in a body enslaved to sin.
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For a holy and disciplined spirit will flee from deceit, and will leave foolish thoughts behind, and will be ashamed at the approach of unrighteousness.
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For wisdom is a kindly spirit, but will not free blasphemers from the guilt of their words; because God is witness of their inmost feelings, and a true observer of their hearts, and a hearer of their tongues.
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Because the spirit of the Lord has filled the world, and that which holds all things together knows what is said,
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therefore those who utter unrighteous things will not escape notice, and justice, when it punishes, will not pass them by.
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For inquiry will be made into the counsels of the ungodly, and a report of their words will come to the Lord, to convict them of their lawless deeds;
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because a jealous ear hears all things, and the sound of grumbling does not go unheard.
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Beware then of useless grumbling, and keep your tongue from slander; because no secret word is without result, and a lying mouth destroys the soul.
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Do not invite death by the error of your life, or bring on destruction by the works of your hands;
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because God did not make death, and he does not delight in the death of the living.
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For he created all things so that they might exist; the generative forces of the world are wholesome, and there is no destructive poison in them, and the dominion of Hades is not on earth.