The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.
The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.
The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.
to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things;
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth;
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquillity.
and soundness of speech that can't be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.