Proverbs 12:6-8
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6 Evil people use their words to hurt others, but the words from good people can save others from danger.
7 When evil people are destroyed, they are gone and forgotten, but good people are remembered long after they are gone.
8 You praise people for their intelligence, but no one respects those who are stupid.
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Proverbs 12:6-8
New International Version
6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but the speech of the upright rescues them.(A)
8 A person is praised according to their prudence,
and one with a warped(D) mind is despised.
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