The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,
but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.(A)

The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
observing the wicked and the good.(B)

The tongue that heals is a tree of life,(C)
but a devious tongue[a] breaks the spirit.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:4 Lit but crookedness in it

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