³² The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,^(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.^(B)

⁶ The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.^(A)

⁷ The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare^(B) to their very lives.^(C)

⁸ The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.^(D)

²⁸ The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,^(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.^(B)

² The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,^(A)
    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.^(B)

¹⁸ The words of the reckless pierce like swords,^(A)
    but the tongue of the wise brings healing.^(B)

⁶ The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
    but the speech of the upright rescues them.^(A)

¹¹ Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,^(A)
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.^(B)

¹² Wisdom will save^(A) you from the ways of wicked men,
    from men whose words are perverse,