⁴ The wicked giveth heed to false lips, and a liar hearkeneth to the naughty tongue.

²⁰ The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughty tongue, shall fall into evil.

19 ¹ Better ^(A)is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that abuseth his lips, and is a fool.

¹⁸ As he that feigneth himself mad, casteth firebrands, arrows, and mortal things,

¹⁹ So dealeth the deceitful man with ^[a]his friend, and saith, Am not I in sport?

²⁸ A false tongue hateth the afflicted, and a flattering mouth causeth ruin.