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is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I am only joking!"
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For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no 1whisperer, 2quarreling ceases.
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As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is 3a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
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4The words of 5a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
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6Like the 7glaze covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart.
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Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart;
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8when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are 9seven abominations in his heart;
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though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
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10Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
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A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.