^31 (A)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
    but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

¹⁹ Truthful lips endure forever,
    but ^(A)a lying tongue is but for a moment.
²⁰ Deceit is in the heart of ^(B)those who devise evil,
    but those who plan peace have joy.
^21 (C)No ill befalls the righteous,
    but the wicked are filled with trouble.
^22 (D)Lying lips are ^(E)an abomination to the Lord,
    ^(F)but those who act faithfully are his delight.

⁵ The righteous hates falsehood,
    but the wicked brings shame^[a] and disgrace.

²⁵ A truthful witness saves lives,
    but one who ^(A)breathes out lies is deceitful.

⁷ Fine speech is not ^(A)becoming to a fool;
    still less is ^(B)false speech to a prince.

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

^9 (A)A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and he who ^(B)breathes out lies will perish.

^6 (A)The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
    is a ^(B)fleeting ^(C)vapor and a ^(D)snare of death.^[a]