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- The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
- Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.
- Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
- Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
- The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
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- The wages of the righteous bring them life, but the income of the wicked brings them punishment.
- He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
- He who conceals his hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
- When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.
- The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
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- The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
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