Proverbs 16:27-33 (New International Version)
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A scoundrel1 plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.2
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A perverse man stirs up dissension,3 and a gossip separates close friends.4
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A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.5
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He who winks6 with his eye is plotting perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
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Gray hair is a crown of splendor;7 it is attained by a righteous life.
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Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.
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The lot is cast8 into the lap, but its every decision9 is from the LORD.10
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