4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
4 An (A)evildoer listens to wicked lips;A [a]liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
20 (A)A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
20 One who has a crooked [a]mind (A)finds nothing good,And one who is [b](B)corrupted in his language falls into evil.
19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrityThan a person who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.
18 Like a madman who throws (A)firebrands, arrows, and death19 is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I am only joking!”
18 Like a maniac who shoots(A)Flaming arrows, arrows, and death,19 So is a person who (B)deceives his neighbor,And says, “(C)Was I not joking?”
28 A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
28 A lying tongue hates [a]those it crushes,And a (A)flattering mouth works ruin.
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