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Proverbs 15:4
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Proverbs 15:4
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A gentle
[a]
tongue is
2
a tree of life, but
3
perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
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The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
3
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
4
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
5
A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
6
In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.
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[
Proverbs 12:18
]
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Proverbs 3:18
3.
Proverbs 11:3
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[a].
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