Proverbs 12:18-20

18 aThere is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings bhealing.
19Truthful lips endure forever,
but ca lying tongue is but for a moment.
20Deceit is in the heart of dthose who devise evil,
but those who plan peace have joy.

Proverbs 24:28-29

28 eBe not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
29Do not say, f“I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”

Proverbs 26:24-26

24Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
and harbors deceit in his heart;
25 gwhen he speaks graciously, believe him not,
for there are hseven abominations in his heart;
26though his hatred be covered with deception,
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

Isaiah 59:13

13transgressing, and denying the Lord,
and turning back from following our God,
ispeaking oppression and revolt,
conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words.

Micah 7:2

2 jThe godly has perished from the earth,
and kthere is no one upright among mankind;
lthey all lie in wait for blood,
and meach hunts the other with a net.

Romans 12:19

19Beloved, nnever avenge yourselves, but leave it
Greek give place
to the wrath of God, for it is written, pVengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
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