17 (A)Whoever speaks[a] the truth gives honest evidence,
    but (B)a false witness utters deceit.
18 (C)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
    but the tongue of the wise brings (D)healing.
19 Truthful lips endure forever,
    but (E)a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:17 Hebrew breathes out

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