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For inquiry will be made into the counsels of an ungodly man, and a report of his words will come to the Lord, to convict him of his lawless deeds;
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because a jealous ear hears all things, and the sound of murmurings does not go unheard.
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Beware then of useless murmuring, 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, nor 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.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the 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.