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

^20 (A)A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
    and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

19 ^(A)Better is a poor person who ^(B)walks in his integrity
    than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

¹⁸ Like a madman who throws ^(A)firebrands, arrows, and death
¹⁹ is the man who deceives his neighbor
    and says, “I am only joking!”

²⁸ A lying tongue hates its victims,
    and a flattering mouth works ruin.