⁴ An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a ^[a]spiteful tongue.

²⁰ He who has a ^[a]deceitful heart finds no good,
And he who has ^(A)a perverse tongue falls into evil.

¹⁸ Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,
¹⁹ Is the man who deceives his neighbor,
And says, ^(A)“I was only joking!”

²⁸ A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it,
And a flattering mouth works ^(A)ruin.