³² The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.

⁸ 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.

²⁷ 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.

¹² The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

⁶ A fool's lips come into strife, And his mouth invites beatings.

⁷ A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are a snare to his soul.

⁸ The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: They go down into a person's innermost parts.

²⁸ The heart of the righteous weighs answers, But the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

² The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, But the mouth of fools gush out folly.

¹⁸ There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, But the tongue of the wise heals.

⁶ The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, But the speech of the upright rescues them.

¹¹ By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

¹² To deliver you from the way of evil, From the men who speak perverse things;