Proverbs 16:27-28
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y A worthless man plots evil,
and his speech is like z a scorching fire.
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a A dishonest man spreads strife,
and b a whisperer c separates close friends.
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Cross References
Proverbs 6:12
A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech.
Proverbs 6:14
With perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord.
Proverbs 6:19
A false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.
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Cross References
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
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Cross References
Proverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
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Cross References
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 26:20
For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
Proverbs 26:22
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
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Cross References
Proverbs 17:9
Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
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