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# His mouth is full of cursing and deceptive, harmful words
What people say is spoken of as being in their mouth. Alternate translation: "He always curses people and says things that are deceptive and harmful" or "He always curses people, tells lies, and threatens to harm people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# his tongue injures and destroys
Here the tongue represents speaking. Alternate translation: or "what he says injures and destroys people" or "he speaks words that threaten and hurt people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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