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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 6, Verse 13

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A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
King James Version
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
American Standard Version
That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;
New English Translation
he winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, and points with his fingers;
World English Bible
who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers;
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Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
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Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
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These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him:
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A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
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An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
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A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
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My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
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Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.
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When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
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For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life: