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

^13 [a]An evil person is ensnared by the offense of his lips,
But the ^(A)righteous will escape from trouble.
¹⁴ A person will be ^(B)satisfied with good by the fruit of his ^[b]words,
And the ^(C)deeds of a person’s hands will return to him.

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

^25 (A)Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down,
But a ^(B)good word makes it glad.