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Proverbs 16:27
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 16:27
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
27 Scoundrels concoct evil,
and their speech is like a scorching fire.(A)
James 3:6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
James 3:6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of iniquity; it stains the whole body, sets on fire the cycle of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.[a](A)
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- 3.6 Gk Gehenna
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