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Proverbs 16:23-30 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

23. The heart of the wise makes for eloquent speech,and increases the learning on their lips.

24. Pleasing words are a honeycomb,sweet to the taste and invigorating to the bones.

25. Sometimes a way seems right,but the end of it leads to death!

26. The appetite of workers works for them,for their mouths urge them on.

27. Scoundrels are a furnace of evil,and their lips are like a scorching fire.

28. Perverse speech sows discord,and talebearing separates bosom friends.

29. The violent deceive their neighbors,and lead them into a way that is not good.

30. Whoever winks an eye plans perversity;whoever purses the lips does evil.

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