¹² Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

¹³ In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

³⁶ And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.

³⁷ For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.

² There is cursing and broken faith, violent death and attacks on property, men are untrue in married life, houses are broken into, and there is blood touching blood.

⁷ The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.

³ What punishment will he give you? what more will he do to you, you false tongue?

⁴ Sharp arrows of the strong, and burning fire.

⁷ His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

² The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

⁵ But they became more violent than before, saying, He has made trouble among the people, teaching through all Judaea from Galilee to this place.

⁶³ Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead.

²⁵ And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.

¹¹ In that day you will have no shame on account of all the things in which you did evil against me: for then I will take away from among you those who were lifted up in pride, and you will no longer be lifted up with pride in my holy mountain.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

² You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth, the sayings of your lips have overcome you.

⁹ As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.

¹⁰ Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again.

¹⁷ As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him.

¹⁸ He put on cursing like a robe, and it has come into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.

¹² And give punishment seven times over into the breast of our neighbours for the bitter words which they have said against you, O Lord.

⁷ But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.

⁸ The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.