An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth:\par\tab Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Evil shall slay the wicked;\par\tab And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue;\par\tab And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Woe unto the wicked! {\i it shall be} ill {\i with him}; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.
He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good;\par\tab And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Evil pursueth sinners;\par\tab But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man;\par\tab But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,\par\tab And hands that shed innocent blood;
Jehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment:\par\tab The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. {\i Higgaion.\par\tab Selah.\par