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Proverbs 26:22-28 The Message (MSG)

22. Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy;do you want junk like that in your belly?

23. Smooth talk from an evil heartis like glaze on cracked pottery.

24-26. Your enemy shakes hands and greets you like an old friend,all the while conniving against you.When he speaks warmly to you, don’t believe him for a minute;he’s just waiting for the chance to rip you off.No matter how cunningly he conceals his malice,eventually his evil will be exposed in public.

27. Malice backfires;spite boomerangs.

28. Liars hate their victims;flatterers sabotage trust.

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