Proverbs 26:23
Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.
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- Luke 11:39 : 39 And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.
- Luke 22:47-48 : 47 And while he was saying these words, there came a band of people, and Judas, one of the twelve, was in front of them, and he came near to Jesus to give him a kiss. 48 But Jesus said to him, Judas, will you be false to the Son of man with a kiss?
- 2 Sam 20:9-9 : 9 And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well, my brother? And with his right hand he took him by the hair of his chin to give him a kiss. 10 But Amasa did not see danger from the sword which was now in Joab's left hand, and Joab put it through his stomach so that his inside came out on to the earth, and he did not give him another blow. So Joab and his brother Abishai went on after Sheba, the son of Bichri.
- Prov 10:18 : 18 Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
- Prov 25:4 : 4 Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.
- Ezek 33:31 : 31 And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.
- Matt 23:27 : 27 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dead, which are made white, and seem beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and of all unclean things.
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- Prov 26:24-263 verses79%
24 With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;
25 When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:
26 Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.
- Prov 26:21-222 verses76%
21 Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.
22 The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
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27 A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.
- Prov 17:3-42 verses75%
3 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.
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20 The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.
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2 For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.
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28 A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.
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4 Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.
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18 Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
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24 Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.
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18 A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;
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6 The wounds of a friend are given in good faith, but the kisses of a hater are false.
- Ps 12:2-32 verses70%
2 Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.
3 The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.
- Prov 18:7-82 verses70%
7 The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
8 The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
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7 The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.
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3 Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)
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22 False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.
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3 For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
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32 The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.
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11 A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
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20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
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18 Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.
- Rom 3:13-142 verses69%
13 Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:
14 Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:
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15 There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.
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21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.
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29 The blower is blowing strongly, the lead is burned away in the fire: they go on heating the metal to no purpose, for the evil-doers are not taken away.
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6 And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
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18 As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
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13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.
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30 He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.
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7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.
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21 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.
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11 And I will put her on the coals so that she may be heated and her brass burned, so that what is unclean in her may become soft and her waste be completely taken away.
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2 Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.
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7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.
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22 Your silver is no longer true metal, your wine is mixed with water.
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9 For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.
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3 My heart was burning in my breast; while I was deep in thought the fire was lighted; then I said with my tongue,
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23 The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.
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23 As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
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22 As silver becomes soft in the oven, so you will become soft in it; and you will be certain that I the Lord have let loose my passion on you.
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26 Evil designs are disgusting to the Lord, but the words of the clean-hearted are pleasing.
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14 His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.