¹² Hatred stirs up strife,
But ^(A)love covers all offenses.

⁹ With his ^(A)mouth the godless person destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the ^(B)righteous will be rescued.

¹² One who despises his neighbor lacks ^[a]sense,
But a person of understanding keeps silent.
¹³ One ^(A)who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
But one who is ^[b]trustworthy ^(B)conceals a matter.

²⁷ A ^(A)worthless person digs up evil,
While ^[a]his words are like ^(B)scorching fire.
²⁸ A perverse person spreads strife,
And a ^[b]slanderer separates close friends.

⁴ An ^(A)evildoer listens to wicked lips;
A ^[a]liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

⁹ One who ^(A)conceals an offense seeks love,
But one who repeats a matter ^(B)separates close friends.

⁸ The words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the ^[a]innermost parts of the body.