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Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip;
    liars pay close attention to slander.

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An evildoer pays attention to guilty lips;
    a liar listens to a destructive tongue.

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20 The crooked heart will not prosper;
    the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.

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20 Those with crooked hearts won’t prosper,
    and those with twisted tongues will fall into trouble.

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19 Better to be poor and honest
    than to be dishonest and a fool.

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19 Better to be poor and walk in innocence
    than to have dishonest lips and be a fool.

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18 Just as damaging
    as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
19 is someone who lies to a friend
    and then says, “I was only joking.”

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18 Like a crazy person shooting deadly flaming arrows
19     are those who deceive their neighbor and say, “Hey, I was only joking!”

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28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
    and flattering words cause ruin.

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28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes;
    a flattering mouth causes destruction.

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