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Proverbs 18:21-23
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21 Words can bring death or life!
Talk too much, and you will eat
    everything you say.
22 (A) A man's greatest treasure
is his wife—
    she is a gift from the Lord.
23 The poor must beg for help,
but the rich can give
    a harsh reply.

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Proverbs 18:21-23
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21 The tongue has the power of life and death,(A)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.(B)

22 He who finds a wife finds what is good(C)
    and receives favor from the Lord.(D)

23 The poor plead for mercy,
    but the rich answer harshly.

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