The lips of a righteous person announce good will, but the mouths of wicked people are devious.
With the blessing of decent people a city is raised up, but by the words of wicked people, it is torn down.
Careless words stab like a sword, but the words of wise people bring healing.
The words of wicked people are a deadly ambush, but the words of decent people rescue.
The tongues of wise people give good expression to knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out a flood of stupidity.
The heart of a righteous person carefully considers how to answer, but the mouths of wicked people pour out a flood of evil things.
⌞Wisdom will⌟ save you from the way of evil, from the person who speaks devious things,
Remove dishonesty from your mouth. Put deceptive speech far away from your lips.
A good-for-nothing scoundrel is a person who has a dishonest mouth.
A wise person’s words win favors, but a fool’s lips are self-destructive.
The spokesman tried to find just the right words. He wrote the words of truth very carefully.
“That is why, Your Majesty, my best advice is that you stop sinning, and do what is right. Stop committing the same errors, and have pity on the poor. Maybe you can prolong your prosperity.”
Speak an accurate message that cannot be condemned. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed because they cannot say anything bad about us.