Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. {desolate: or, guilty}

Death and life {are} in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Woe unto the wicked! {it shall be} ill {with him}: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. {given...: Heb. done to him}

He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. {He that hath a froward...: Heb. The froward of heart}

Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, {and} the tongue that speaketh proud things: {proud: Heb. great}

The wicked is snared by the transgression of {his} lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. {The wicked...: Heb. The snare of the wicked is in the transgression of lips}

The LORD is known {by} the judgment {which} he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. {Higgaion: that is, Meditation}

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, {A proud...: Heb. Haughty eyes}

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of {his} brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; {violent...: Heb. man of violences}

Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. {violent...: Heb. man of violence}

A man shall eat good by the fruit of {his} mouth: but the soul of the transgressors {shall eat} violence.

But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.

They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: {he is} my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Righteousness keepeth {him that is} upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. {the sinner: Heb. sin}

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, {but} gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for {he that is} higher than the highest regardeth; and {there be} higher than they. {at the... Heb. at the will, or, purpose}

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? {full...: Heb. of lips}

Many sorrows {shall be} to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that {there is} neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.

Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. {cruel...: Heb. hatred of violence}