For there is no truth in their mouth;
    their inmost self is (A)destruction;
(B)their throat is (C)an open grave;
    they (D)flatter with their tongue.

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(A)Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
    (B)it speaks deceitfully;
with his mouth (C)each speaks peace to his neighbor,
    but in his heart (D)he plans an ambush for him.

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18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but (A)their own appetites,[a] and (B)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 16:18 Greek their own belly

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