Proverbs 26:21-28

English Standard Version

²¹ As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
    so is ^(A)a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
^22 (B)The words of ^(C)a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into the inner parts of the body.
^23 (D)Like the ^(E)glaze^[a] covering an earthen vessel
    are fervent lips with an evil heart.
²⁴ Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
    and harbors deceit in his heart;
^25 (F)when he speaks graciously, believe him not,
    for there are ^(G)seven abominations in his heart;
²⁶ though his hatred be covered with deception,
    his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
^27 (H)Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
    and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
²⁸ A lying tongue hates its victims,
    and a flattering mouth works ruin.