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The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge,[a]
    but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.
A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
    but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:2 Cn: Heb makes knowledge good

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