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

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 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 pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

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

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge pleasant, But the mouth of fools spouts foolishness.

The words of the wicked wait in ambush for blood, But the mouth of the upright will rescue them.

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

To rescue you from the way of evil, From a person who speaks perverse things;

There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

A fool’s lips bring strife, And his mouth invites beatings.A fool’s mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.The words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.

The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly.

Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: wipe away your sin by doing righteousness, and your wrongdoings by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’

sound in speech which is beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.

Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;