So [a]they [b]will (A)make him stumble;
(B)Their own tongue is against them;
All who see them will (C)shake their heads.

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  1. Psalm 64:8 Or they make their tongue a stumbling for themselves
  2. Psalm 64:8 Or made

He will turn their own tongues against them(A)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads(B) in scorn.(C)

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“As for the head of those who surround me,
May the (A)harm of their lips cover them.

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Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
    may the mischief of their lips engulf them.(A)

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14 Wise people (A)store up knowledge,
But with (B)the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.

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14 The wise store up knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.(B)

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13 [a]An evil person is ensnared by the offense of his lips,
But the (A)righteous will escape from trouble.

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  1. Proverbs 12:13 Lit In the offense of the lips is an evil snare

13 Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,(A)
    and so the innocent escape trouble.(B)

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One who (A)guards his mouth protects his life;
One who (B)opens wide his lips [a]comes to ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 13:3 Lit ruin is his

Those who guard their lips(A) preserve their lives,(B)
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.(C)

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12 (A)Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a (B)fool consume him;

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12 Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,(A)
    but fools are consumed by their own lips.(B)

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