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Proverbs 20:18-20
Lexham English Bible

18 A plan[a] will be established by advice,
    and with guidance make war.
19 He reveals a secret, he who walks about with gossip,
    and do not associate with a babbler’s lips.
20 He who curses his father and his mother,
    his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 20:18 Hebrew “plans”
  2. Proverbs 20:20 Literally “in a pupil of darkness”
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Proverbs 20:18-20
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18 Plans are established by seeking advice;
    so if you wage war, obtain guidance.(A)

19 A gossip betrays a confidence;(B)
    so avoid anyone who talks too much.

20 If someone curses their father or mother,(C)
    their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.(D)

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