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WISDOM AND SOUND ADVICE FROM THE TORAH

A wick ed man lis tens to evil lips; a li ar pays at ten tion to a ma -
li cious tongue. (Proverbs, 17:4)

... And he [Joseph] re as sured them and spoke kind ly to them.
(Genesis, 50:21)

My heart is stirred by a no ble theme... My tongue is the pen
of a skill ful writer. (Psalms, 45:1)

Preaching Goodness and Forbidding Evil

Do not hate your broth er in your heart. Rebuke your neigh -
bor frank ly so you will not share in his guilt. (Leviticus,
19:17)

She speaks with wis dom, and faith ful in struc tion is on her
tongue. (Proverbs, 31:26)

A right eous man is cau tious in friend ship, but the way of the
wick ed leads them astray. (Proverbs, 12:26)

Do not be like your fore fa thers, to whom the ear li er Prophets
pro claimed: This is what the Lord Almighty says: "Turn from
your evil ways and your evil prac ti ces." But they would not lis -
ten or pay at ten tion to Me, de clares the Lord. (Zechariah, 1:4)

And [Lot] said, "No, my friends. Don't do this wick ed thing."
(Genesis, 19:7)

Listen now to me and I will give you some ad vice, and may
God be with you... (Exodus, 18:19)

... "No, my friends, don't be so vile... don't do this dis grace ful
thing... But to this man, don't do such a dis grace ful thing."
(Judges, 19:23-24)

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