¹⁶ There are six things Yahweh hates,
    and seven things are abominations of his soul:^[a]
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
    and hands that shed innocent blood,
¹⁸ a devising heart, plans of deception,
    feet that hurry to run to evil,^[b]
19 a false witness who breathes lies
    and sends out discord^[c] between brothers.

¹⁸ He who conceals hatred has lips of deceit,
    and he who utters slander—he is a fool.

¹⁹ A lip of truth endures forever,
    but a tongue of deception lasts only a moment.

²² An abomination of Yahweh are lips of deceit,
    but they who act faithfully are his delight.

⁵ The righteous hates a word of falsehood;
    the wicked will bring shame and disgrace.^[a]

²⁰ He who is crooked of heart^[a] will not find goodness,
    and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.

²² The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty,
    and it is better to be poor than a liar.^[a]

⁶ He who makes treasure by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and seeker^[a] of death.

²⁸ A tongue of deceit hates its victim,
    and a flattering mouth makes ruin.