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Proverbs 15:2

“The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.”

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¹A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

²The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

³The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.

⁴A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

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