²⁵ Though their speech is charming,^(A) do not believe them,
    for seven abominations fill their hearts.^(B)

¹⁶ There are six things the Lord hates,^(A)
    seven that are detestable to him:
¹⁷         haughty eyes,^(B)
        a lying tongue,^(C)
        hands that shed innocent blood,^(D)
18         a heart that devises wicked schemes,
        feet that are quick to rush into evil,^(E)
19         a false witness^(F) who pours out lies^(G)
        and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.^(H)

³ Do not drag me away with the wicked,
    with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
    but harbor malice in their hearts.^(A)

³ “They make ready their tongue
    like a bow, to shoot lies;^(D)
it is not by truth
    that they triumph^[a] in the land.
They go from one sin to another;
    they do not acknowledge^(E) me,”
declares the Lord.
⁴ “Beware of your friends;^(F)
    do not trust anyone in your clan.^(G)
For every one of them is a deceiver,^[b](H)
    and every friend a slanderer.^(I)
5 Friend deceives friend,^(J)
    and no one speaks the truth.^(K)
They have taught their tongues to lie;^(L)
    they weary themselves with sinning.
⁶ You^[c] live in the midst of deception;^(M)
    in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”
declares the Lord.

“See, I will refine^(N) and test^(O) them,
    for what else can I do
    because of the sin of my people?
⁸ Their tongue^(P) is a deadly arrow;
    it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,^(Q)
    but in their hearts they set traps^(R) for them.^(S)