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17 Keeping instruction is the path to life; but he that forsaketh reproof goeth astray.

18 He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.

19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that restraineth his lips doeth wisely.

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17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(A)
    but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips(B)
    and spreads slander is a fool.

19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
    but the prudent hold their tongues.(C)

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