⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.^(A)

⁸ The wise of heart will heed commandments,
    but one with foolish lips will come to ruin.^(A)

¹⁰ Whoever winks the eye causes trouble,
    but one who rebukes boldly makes peace.^[a](A)
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.^(B)

¹⁴ The wise lay up knowledge,
    but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

⁹ With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors,
    but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

⁶ The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,
    but the speech of the upright delivers them.^(A)

³ The talk of fools is a rod for their backs,^[a]
    but the lips of the wise preserve them.^(A)

² The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools pour out folly.^(A)

⁷ The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
    not so the minds of fools.

⁷ The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
    not so the minds of fools.