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12 Hatred awakens contention,
    but love covers all transgressions.
13 Wisdom characterizes the speech[a] of the discerning,
    but the rod is for the backs of those lacking discernment.
14 Those who are wise store up knowledge,
    but when the fool speaks,[b] destruction is near.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:13 Lit. Wisdom is found on the lips
  2. Proverbs 10:14 Lit. but the mouth of the fool