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Proverbs 16:26-28
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26 The person that travaileth, travaileth for himself: for his mouth [a]craveth it of him.

27 A wicked man diggeth up evil, and in his lips is like [b]burning fire.

28 A froward person soweth strife: and a taleteller maketh division among princes.

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  1. Proverbs 16:26 Hebrew, boweth upon him.
  2. Proverbs 16:27 For he consumeth himself and others.
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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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