2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
3The eyes of the LORD are in every place,
observing the evil and the good.
4A soothing tongue is a tree of life,
but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
— Proverbs 15:2-4

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