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Proverbs 12:17-19
The Message
Proverbs 12:17-19
The Message
17 Truthful witness by a good person clears the air,
but liars lay down a smoke screen of deceit.
18 Rash language cuts and maims,
but there is healing in the words of the wise.
19 Truth lasts;
lies are here today, gone tomorrow.
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson
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