The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

义人的嘴能令人喜悦；恶人的口说乖谬的话。

义人的嘴唇懂得令人喜悦；恶人的口只知乖谬。

义人的嘴唇懂得令人喜悦；恶人的口只知乖谬。

义人说话得体合宜，恶人的口胡言乱语。

义人的嘴使人喜悦，恶人的口说乖谬的话。

义人的嘴，知道说合宜的话；恶人的口，只会说荒谬的事。

義人的嘴能令人喜悅；惡人的口說乖謬的話。

義人的嘴唇懂得令人喜悅；惡人的口只知乖謬。

義人的嘴唇懂得令人喜悅；惡人的口只知乖謬。

義人說話得體合宜，惡人的口胡言亂語。

義人的嘴使人喜悅，惡人的口說乖謬的話。

義人的嘴脣曉得怎樣令人悅納；惡人的口總說乖張的話。

義人的嘴，知道說合宜的話；惡人的口，只會說荒謬的事。

義者之脣、知所悅人、惡者之口、惟出乖謬、

義人知所當言、惡者吐詞不善。

善人之唇、出言致悅、惡人之口、吐辭乖戾、

The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.

Those who do right know the proper thing to say. But those who do wrong speak only twisted words.

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

The lips of the godly speak helpful words, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.

The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate, but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.

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

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

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked speaketh perverseness.

The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate, but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked[ speaketh] frowardness.

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

The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

to deliver you from the way of the wicked, from those speaking perversity,

Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down into the person’s innermost being.

A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.

The Teacher sought to find delightful words, and to write accurately truthful sayings.

Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps your prosperity will be prolonged.”

and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.

The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.