¹⁶ These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

¹⁷ A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁹ A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

¹⁸ There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

15 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

⁴ A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

²¹ Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

²⁴ Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.