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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 6, Verse 18

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A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
King James Version
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
American Standard Version
A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,
New English Translation
a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift to run to evil,
World English Bible
a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are 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.
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For by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
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Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
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Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?