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Proverbs 26:17-24

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17As is one that taketh hold of a dog by the ears, so is he that passing by becometh excited about a dispute which concerneth him not.
18As one fatigueth himself shooting off firebrands, arrows, and death:
19So is the man that hath cheated his neighbor, and saith, Behold, I am only jesting.
20Where there is no wood, the fire goeth out: so where there is no whisperer, strife is silenced.
21As charcoals are added to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man fitted to enkindle a dispute.
22The words of a whisperer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost chambers of the body.
23Like silver dross laid over an earthen vessel, so are burning lips with a bad heart.
24With his lips dissembleth he that hateth, and within himself layeth he up deceit:

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