⁶ ¶ Blessings are upon the head of the just, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.

⁸ ¶ The wise in heart will receive the commandments, but he who speaks foolishness shall fall.

¹⁰ ¶ He that winks with the eye causes sorrow, and he that speaks foolishness shall fall.

¹¹ ¶ The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.

¹⁴ ¶ Wise men keep knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near unto calamity.

⁹ ¶ The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbour, but the just are delivered with wisdom.

⁶ ¶ The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

³ ¶ In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

² ¶ The tongue of the wise shall adorn wisdom, but the mouth of fools shall speak foolishness.

⁷ ¶ The lips of the wise disperse wisdom, but the heart of the foolish does not so.

⁷ ¶ The lips of the wise disperse wisdom, but the heart of the foolish does not so.