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(based on Proverbs)

turn your back on the mouth that misleads

keep your distance from lips that deceive

proclaim the truth for evil is loathing

nothing false or crooked condoning

on lips of discernment comes wisdom

on the back of the fool comes the stick

the tongue of the upright pure silver

but wicked fools die for lack of sense

death and life are in the gift of the tongue

those who indulge must eat the fruit it yields

death and life

are in the gift

gift of the tongue

death and life

are in the gift

gift of the tongue

reckless words pierce like a sword

but the wise tongue brings healing

sincere lips endure forever

while dishonest ones are fleeting

death and life are in the gift of the tongue

those who indulge must eat the fruit it yields

death and life

are in the gift

gift of the tongue

death and life

are in the gift

gift of the tongue

unreliable are the legs of the lame

so is a proverb in the mouth of fools

like a thorn branch held in a drunkard's hand

so is a proverb in the mouth of fools

death and life

are in the gift

gift of the tongue

death and life

are in the gift

gift of the tongue

for the tongue

that deceives

shall be cut

cut off

death and life

such is the power of the tongue

death and life

such is the power of the tongue