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Proverbs 16:26-33 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

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.

31. Gray hair is a crown of glory;it is gained by a life that is just.

32. The patient are better than warriors,and those who rule their temper, better than the conqueror of a city.

33. Into the bag the lot is cast,but from the Lord comes every decision.

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