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Proverbs 18:4-11 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

4. A person's words can be a source of wisdom, deep as the ocean, fresh as a flowing stream.

5. It is not right to favour the guilty and prevent the innocent from receiving justice.

6. When some fool starts an argument, he is asking for a beating.

7. When a fool speaks, he is ruining himself; he gets caught in the trap of his own words.

8. Gossip is so tasty — how we love to swallow it!

9. A lazy person is as bad as someone who is destructive.

10. The Lord is like a strong tower, where the righteous can go and be safe.

11. Rich people, however, imagine that their wealth protects them like high, strong walls round a city.

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