¹⁶ These six things the Lord hates,
    yes, seven are an abomination to him:

¹² Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers all sins.

⁹ A hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
    but through knowledge the just will be delivered.

¹² He who is void of wisdom despises his neighbor,
    but a man of understanding holds his peace.

¹³ A talebearer reveals secrets,
    but he who is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.

²⁷ An ungodly man digs up evil,
    and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

²⁸ A perverse man sows strife,
    and a whisperer separates the best of friends.

⁴ A wicked doer gives heed to false lips,
    and a liar gives ear to a wayward tongue.

⁹ He who covers a transgression seeks love,
    but he who repeats a matter separates friends.

⁸ The words of a talebearer are as wounds,
    and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.