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Proverbs 16:26-28
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26 A worker's appetite works for him;
    his (A)mouth urges him on.
27 (B)A worthless man plots evil,
    and his speech[a] is like (C)a scorching fire.
28 (D)A dishonest man spreads strife,
    and (E)a whisperer (F)separates close friends.

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  1. Proverbs 16:27 Hebrew what is on his lips
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Proverbs 16:26-28
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26 The appetite of laborers works for them;
    their hunger drives them on.

27 A scoundrel(A) plots evil,
    and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.(B)

28 A perverse person stirs up conflict,(C)
    and a gossip separates close friends.(D)

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