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Say to wisdom, “You are my sister.”
Give the name “my relative” to understanding
in order to guard yourself from an adulterous woman,
from a loose woman with her smooth talk.

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21 With all her seductive charms, she persuades him.
With her smooth lips, she makes him give in.

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

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23 Whoever criticizes people will be more highly regarded in the future
than the one who flatters with his tongue.

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A person who flatters his neighbor
is spreading a net for him to step into.

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