⁶ 
The [malevolent] words of the wicked lie in wait for [innocent] blood [to slander],
But the mouth of the upright will rescue and protect them.

¹³ 
An evil man is [dangerously] ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But the righteous will escape from trouble.
¹⁴ 
A man will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words,
And the deeds of a man’s hands will return to him [as a harvest].

¹⁸ 
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

²⁵ 
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,
But a good (encouraging) word makes it glad.^(A)