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Proverbs 16:27
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27 Idle hands are the devil’s workshop; idle lips are his mouthpiece.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 16:27 Idle hands are the devil’s workshop; idle lips are his mouthpiece, literally, “A worthless man devises mischief; and in his lips there is a scorching fire.”
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Proverbs 16:27
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27 A scoundrel(A) plots evil,
    and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.(B)

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