⁹ Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
    their heart is filled with malice.
Their throat is an open grave;^(A)
    with their tongues they tell lies.^(B)

⁷ His mouth is full^(A) of lies and threats;^(B)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.^(C)

³ What will he do to you,
    and what more besides,
    you deceitful tongue?

³¹ From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,^(A)
    but a perverse tongue^(B) will be silenced.

¹⁹ Truthful lips endure forever,
    but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.