- Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips
and from deceitful tongues. - Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting,
but the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. - The heart is more deceitful than any other thing,
and it is also perverse.
Who can uncover its secrets?
I, the Lord, search the heart
and probe the mind
to reward all according to their conduct
and as their deeds deserve. - Turn away from the mouth that deceives
and keep your distance from lips that mislead. - For:
“If anyone wishes to love life
and to experience good days,
he must restrain his tongue from evil
and his lips from deceitful speech.
He must turn away from evil and do good,
seek peace and pursue it.” - The labors of the wicked man produce little profit,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. - A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
but an undisciplined tongue crushes the spirit. - The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but worldly cares and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.
God is faithful, and it is by him that you have been called into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. And if one should fall,
his companion will help him up.
How pathetic is the man who is alone and falls
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