An evilmanis ensnaredby the transgressionof his lips,But the righteouswill escapefrom trouble.
He who guardshis mouthand his tongue,Guardshis soulfrom troubles.
The righteousis deliveredfrom trouble,But the wickedtakeshis place.
So they will make him stumble;Their own tongueis againstthem; Allwho seethem will shakethe head.
The kingthen gaveorders,and they broughtthosemenwhohad maliciouslyaccusedDaniel,and they castthem, their childrenand their wivesinto the lions'den;and they had not reachedthe bottomof the denbeforethe lionsoverpoweredthem and crushedalltheir bones.
[If] you have been snaredwith the wordsof your mouth,Have been caughtwith the wordsof your mouth,
[then] the Lordknows howto rescuethe godlyfrom temptation,and to keepthe unrighteousunder punishmentfor the dayof judgment,
It is goodthat you grasponethingand alsonot letgoof the other;for the one who fearsGodcomesforthwith bothof them.
And allthe peoplesaid,"His bloodshall be on us and on our children!"
The tongueof the wisemakesknowledgeacceptable,But the mouthof foolsspoutsfolly.
Manyare the afflictionsof the righteous,But the LORDdelivershim out of them all.
You destroythose who speakfalsehood;The LORDabhorsthe manof bloodshedand deceit.
Then KingSolomonsworeby the LORD,saying,"May Goddosoto me and morealso,ifAdonijahhas not spokenthiswordagainst his own life.
DavidansweredRechaband Baanahhis brother,sonsof Rimmonthe Beerothite,and saidto them, "As the LORDlives,whohas redeemedmy lifefrom alldistress,
The angelwho has redeemedme from allevil,Blessthe lads;And may my nameliveon in them, And the namesof my fathersAbrahamand Isaac;And may they growinto a multitudein the midstof the earth."
[On account of] the sinof their mouth[and] the wordsof their lips,Let them even be caughtin their pride,And on accountof cursesand lieswhich they utter.
Deathand lifeare in the powerof the tongue,And those who loveit will eatits fruit.
He keepsallhis bones,Not oneof them is broken.
Destroy[them] in wrath,destroy[them] that they may be nomore;That [men] may knowthat Godrulesin JacobTo the endsof the earth.Selah.
The wiseof heartwill receivecommands,But a babblingfoolwill be ruined.
