8 So [a]they will (A)cause their own tongue (B)to turn against them;All who see them will (C)shake their head.
9 “As for the head of those who surround me,May the (A)trouble from their lips cover them.
14 Wise men (A)store up knowledge,But (B)the mouth of the ignorant fool draws ruin near.
13 The snare of an evil man is in the transgression of his lips,But the (A)righteous man will come out from distress.
3 The one who (A)guards his mouth keeps his soul;The one who (B)opens wide his lips [a]comes to ruin.
12 (A)Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, but the lips of a (B)fool swallow him up;
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