⁶ The ^(A)words of the wicked wait in ambush for blood,
But the ^(B)mouth of the upright will rescue them.

¹⁸ There is one who ^(A)speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the ^(B)tongue of the wise brings healing.

⁴ A ^[a]soothing tongue is a tree of life,
But perversion in it ^[b]crushes the spirit.

^21 (A)Death and life are in the ^[a]power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its ^(B)fruit.