Proverbs 16
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Proverbs 16:27-30

27A 1worthlessH1100 personH376 digsH3738 upH3738 evilH7463, WhileH5921 2his wordsH8193 are like 3scorchingH6866 fireH784.28A perverseH8419 personH376 spreadsH7971 strifeH4066, And a 4slandererH7279 separatesH6504 closeH441 friendsH441.29A personH376 of violenceH2555 5enticesH6601 his neighborH7453 And leadsH1980 him in a wayH1870 that is not goodH2896.30He who winksH6095 his eyesH5869 does so to deviseH2803 perverseH8419 thingsH8419; He who compressesH7169 his lipsH8193 bringsH3615 evilH7463 toH3615 passH3615.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 16:27 Prov 6:12, 14, 18 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 16:27 Lit on his lips ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 16:27 James 3:6 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 16:28 Or gossip ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 16:29 Prov 1:10; 12:26 ↩

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