⁶ Blessings belong to the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

⁸ A heart of wisdom will heed commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

¹⁰ The winking of an eye causes^[a] trouble,
    and the foolishness of lips comes to ruin.
¹¹ A fountain of life is a mouth of righteousness,
    and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.

¹⁴ Those who are wise lay up knowledge,
    but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.

⁹ With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor,
    but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

⁶ The words of the wicked are an ambush of blood,
    but the mouth of the upright delivers them.

³ In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride,
    but the lips of the wise preserve them.

² The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge,
    but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.

⁷ The lips of the wise will spread knowledge,
    but the heart^[a] of fools, not so.

⁷ The lips of the wise will spread knowledge,
    but the heart^[a] of fools, not so.