Proverbs 12
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Proverbs 12:16-20

16A 1fool’sH191 angerH3708 is knownH3045 at onceH3117, But a prudentH6175 manH6175 concealsH3680 dishonorH7036.17He who 2speaksH6315 truthH530 tellsH5046 whatH6664 is rightH6664, But a falseH8267 witnessH5707, deceitH4820.18ThereH3426 is one who 3speaksH981 rashlyH981 like the thrustsH4094 of a swordH2719, But the 4tongueH3956 of the wiseH2450 bringsH4832 healingH4832.19TruthfulH571 lipsH8193 will be establishedH3559 foreverH5703, But a 5lyingH8267 tongueH3956 is onlyH5704 for a momentH7280.20DeceitH4820 is in the heartH3820 of those who deviseH2790 evilH7451, But counselorsH3289 of peaceH7965 have joyH8057.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 12:16 Prov 14:33; 27:3; 29:11 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 12:17 Lit breathes ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 12:18 Ps 57:4 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 12:18 Prov 4:22; 15:4 ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 12:19 Ps 52:4, 5; Prov 19:9 ↩

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