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He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness,
    and the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.

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An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
    and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

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20 He who is crooked of heart[a] will not find goodness,
    and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:20 Or “mind”

20 (A)A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
    and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

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19 Better a poor person walking in integrity
    than one who is perverse in his speech[a] and is a fool.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:1 Literally “in his lips”

19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
    than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

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18 Like a maniac who shoots
    firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 so is a man who deceives his neighbor,
    but says “Am I not joking?”

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18 Like a madman who throws (A)firebrands, arrows, and death
19 is the man who deceives his neighbor
    and says, “I am only joking!”

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28 A tongue of deceit hates its victim,
    and a flattering mouth makes ruin.

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

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