Proverbs 16:27-29

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²⁷Scoundrels concoct evil,
    and their speech is like a scorching fire.
²⁸A perverse person spreads strife,
    and a whisperer separates close friends.
²⁹The violent entice their neighbors,
    and lead them in a way that is not good.

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