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Proverbs 16:26-28
New King James Version

26 The person who labors, labors for himself,
For his hungry mouth drives (A)him on.

27 [a]An ungodly man digs up evil,
And it is on his lips like a burning (B)fire.
28 A perverse man sows strife,
And (C)a whisperer separates the best of friends.

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  1. Proverbs 16:27 Lit. A man of Belial
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