²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is ^(A)choice silver;
    the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

^18 (A)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
    but the tongue of the wise brings ^(B)healing.

⁷ for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.^[a]
    “Eat and drink!” he says to you,
    but his ^(A)heart is not with you.

^13 (A)Righteous lips are the delight of a king,
    and he loves him who speaks what is right.

^4 (A)A gentle^[a] tongue is ^(B)a tree of life,
    but ^(C)perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

¹⁹ My fruit is ^(A)better than ^(B)gold, even fine gold,
    and my yield than ^(C)choice silver.