Proverbs 17:4; Proverbs 17:20; Proverbs 19:1; Proverbs 26:18–19; Proverbs 26:28

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Proverbs 17:4

An evildoer listens to wicked lips,

and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.


Proverbs 17:20

20  mA man of crooked heart does not discover good,

and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.


Proverbs 19:1

aBetter is a poor person who bwalks in his integrity

than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.


Proverbs 26:18–19

18  Like a madman who throws ofirebrands, arrows, and death

19  is the man who deceives his neighbor

and says, I am only joking!


Proverbs 26:28

28  A lying tongue hates its victims,

and a flattering mouth works ruin.