⁶ Blessings are upon the head of the righteous;
But ^[a]violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

⁸ The wise in heart will receive commandments;
But ^[a]a prating fool ^[b]shall fall.

¹⁰ He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow;
But ^[a]a prating fool ^[b]shall fall.
¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life;
But ^[c]violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

¹⁴ Wise men lay up knowledge;
But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

⁹ With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor;
But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

⁶ The words of the wicked ^[a]are of lying in wait for blood;
But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

³ In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride;
But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

² The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright;
But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

⁷ The lips of the wise disperse knowledge;
But the heart of the foolish ^[a]doeth not so.

⁷ The lips of the wise disperse knowledge;
But the heart of the foolish ^[a]doeth not so.