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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 6, Verse 15

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Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
King James Version
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
American Standard Version
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.
New English Translation
Therefore, his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no remedy.
World English Bible
Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that 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:
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To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
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Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.