²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is ^(A)choice silver;
    the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many,
    but fools die for ^(B)lack of sense.

^31 (A)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
    but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
³² The lips of the righteous ^(B)know what is acceptable,
    but the mouth of the wicked, ^(C)what is perverse.

¹¹ By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
    but ^(A)by the mouth of the wicked ^(B)it is overthrown.

¹³ An evil man is ensnared ^(A)by the transgression of his lips,^{[a]
    (B)}but the righteous escapes from trouble.
¹⁴ From the fruit of his mouth ^(C)a man is satisfied with good,
    ^(D)and the work of a man's hand comes back to him.

² From the fruit of his mouth a man ^(A)eats what is good,
    but the desire of the treacherous ^(B)is for violence.

²⁸ The heart of the righteous ^(A)ponders how to answer,
    but ^(B)the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

⁴ An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
    and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.