¹⁶ There are six things the Lord hates.
    There are seven things he cannot stand:
¹⁷     a proud look,
    a lying tongue,
    hands that kill innocent people,
¹⁸     a mind that thinks up evil plans,
    feet that are quick to do evil,
¹⁹     a witness who tells lies
    and a man who causes trouble among brothers.

³¹ A good person says wise things.
    But a liar’s tongue will be stopped.

¹⁹ Truth will last forever.
    But lies last only a moment.

²⁰ Those who plan evil mean to lie.
    But those who plan peace will be happy.

²¹ No harm comes to a good person.
    But an evil person’s life is full of trouble.

²² The Lord hates those who tell lies.
    But he is pleased with those who do what they promise.

⁵ Good people hate what is false.
    But wicked people do shameful and disgraceful things.

²⁵ A truthful witness saves lives.
    But a false witness is a traitor.

⁷ Foolish people should not be proud.
    And rulers should not be liars!

²⁰ A person with an evil heart will find no success.
    And the person whose words are evil will get into trouble.

⁹ A witness who lies will be punished.
    An untruthful person will die.

⁶ Wealth that comes from telling lies
    vanishes like a mist and leads to death.

²⁸ The words of a lying witness will die.
    But the words of an obedient man will always be remembered.