Psalm 34:12-16

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¹²^(A)What man is there who desires life
    and loves many days, that he may ^(B)see good?
¹³^(C)Keep your tongue from evil
    and your lips from ^(D)speaking deceit.
¹⁴^(E)Turn away from evil and do good;
    seek peace and ^(F)pursue it.

¹⁵^(G)The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
^(H)and his ears toward their cry.
¹⁶^(I)The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to ^(J)cut off the memory of them from the earth.

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Colossians 4:5-6

English Standard Version

⁵^(A)Walk in wisdom toward ^(B)outsiders, making the best use of the time. ⁶Let your speech always ^(C)be gracious, ^(D)seasoned with salt, ^(E)so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.