⁷ He who ^(A)disciplines a scoffer receives disgrace for himself,
And he who reproves a wicked man receives injury for himself.
^8 (B)Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you,
^(C)Reprove a wise man and he will love you.
⁹ Give knowledge to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Make a righteous man know it and he will ^(D)increase his learning.

¹³ He ^(A)who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
But he who is faithful in spirit ^(B)conceals a matter.

¹³ The snare of an evil man is in the transgression of his lips,
But the ^(A)righteous man will come out from distress.
¹⁴ A man will be ^(B)satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,
And the good ^(C)deed of a man’s hands will return to him.

¹⁶ An ^(A)ignorant fool’s ^[a]anger is known at once,
But a prudent man conceals disgrace.
¹⁷ He who breathes out truth declares what is right,
But a false witness, deceit.
¹⁸ There is one who ^(B)speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the ^(C)tongue of the wise brings healing.
¹⁹ Truthful lips will be established forever,
But a ^(D)lying tongue is only for a moment.

^22 (A)Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh,
But doers of faithfulness are His delight.
²³ A ^(B)prudent man conceals knowledge,
But the heart of fools proclaims folly.

^25 (A)Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,
But a ^(B)good word makes it glad.

² From the fruit of a man’s mouth he ^(A)eats what is good,
But the soul of the treacherous desires ^(B)violence.
³ The one who ^(C)guards his mouth keeps his soul;
The one who ^(D)opens wide his lips ^[a]comes to ruin.