The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what 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、

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 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 adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,

The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.

The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.

Therefore, Your Majesty, be pleased to accept my advice: Renounce your sins by doing what is right, and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed. It may be that then your prosperity will continue.”

and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.

Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.