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11 The words of good people are like a spring of fresh water,[a] but the words of the wicked only hide their violent plans.

12 Hatred causes arguments, but love overlooks all wrongs.

13 Intelligent people speak words of wisdom, but fools must be punished before they learn their lesson.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:11 spring of fresh water Or “the source of life.”
  2. Proverbs 10:13 Literally, “Wisdom can be found on the lips of the intelligent, but a rod on the back of fools.” This is a wordplay. In Hebrew, “lip” sounds like “rod.”

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