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The words of wicked people are a deadly ambush,
but the words [a] of decent people rescue.
Overthrow wicked people, and they are no more,
but the families of righteous people continue to stand.

A person will be praised based on his insight,
but whoever has a twisted mind will be despised.

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Footnotes

  1. 12:6 Or “mouths.”

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