¹⁶ There are six things Yahweh hates,
    and seven things are abominations of his soul:^[a]
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
    and hands that shed innocent blood,
¹⁸ a devising heart, plans of deception,
    feet that hurry to run to evil,^[b]
19 a false witness who breathes lies
    and sends out discord^[c] between brothers.

³¹ The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
    but a tongue of perversity will be cut off.

¹⁹ A lip of truth endures forever,
    but a tongue of deception lasts only a moment.
²⁰ Deceit is in the heart^[a] of those who plan^[b] evil,
    but to those who plan^[c] peace, there is joy.
²¹ No evil will happen^[d] to the righteous,
    but the wicked are filled with trouble.
²² An abomination of Yahweh are lips of deceit,
    but they who act faithfully are his delight.

⁵ The righteous hates a word of falsehood;
    the wicked will bring shame and disgrace.^[a]

²⁵ He who saves lives^[a] is a witness of truth,
    but he who utters lies is a betrayer.

⁷ Fine speech^[a] is not becoming a fool,
    still less^[b] is false speech^[c] for a ruler.

²⁰ He who is crooked of heart^[a] will not find goodness,
    and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.

⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and he who breathes lies will perish.

⁶ He who makes treasure by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and seeker^[a] of death.