¹⁶ ¶ These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, his soul abhorreth seven:

¹⁷ The haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and the hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸ An heart that imagineth wicked enterprises, ^[a]feet that be swift in running to mischief,

¹⁹ A false witness that speaketh lies, and him that raiseth up contentions among ^[b]brethren.

³¹ The mouth of the just shall be fruitful in wisdom: but the tongue of the froward shall be cut out.

¹⁹ The lip of truth shall be stable forever: but a lying tongue varieth incontinently.

²⁰ Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counselors of peace shall be joy.

²¹ There shall none iniquity come to the just: but the wicked are full of evil.

²² The lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

⁵ A righteous man hateth lying words: but the wicked causeth slander and shame.

²⁵ A faithful witness delivereth souls: but a deceiver speaketh lies.

^7 [a]High talk becometh not a fool, much less a lying talk a prince.

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

⁹ A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish.

^6 (A)The gathering of treasures by a deceitful tongue, is vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

^28 (A)A false witness shall perish: but he that heareth, ^[a]speaketh continually.