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 lipsand 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, p“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
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