⁴ An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips;
And ^[a]a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

²⁰ He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good;
And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into ^[a]mischief.

19 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity
Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

¹⁸ As a madman who casteth firebrands,
Arrows, and death,
¹⁹ So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor,
And saith, Am not I in sport?

²⁸ A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath ^[a]wounded;
And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.