A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. {soweth: Heb. sendeth forth}

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise {is} health.

Thou shalt not go up and down {as} a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I {am} the LORD.

Where no wood is, {there} the fire goeth out: so where {there is} no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. {Where no...: Heb. Without wood} {talebearer: or, whisperer} {ceaseth: Heb. is silent}

Who whet their tongue like a sword, {and} bend {their bows to shoot} their arrows, {even} bitter words:

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

A wholesome tongue {is} a tree of life: but perverseness therein {is} a breach in the spirit. {A wholesome...: Heb. The healing of the tongue}

He that goeth about {as} a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. {flattereth: or, enticeth}

The words of a talebearer {are} as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. {innermost...: Heb. chambers}

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. {soweth: Heb. sendeth forth}

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

And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.

In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness. {that...: Heb. of slanders}

And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. {Sharp...: or, It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man, with coals of juniper}