[11] The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. [12] Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. [13] Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense. [14] The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin. [15] The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor. [16] The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death. [17] Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. [18] Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool. [19] Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues. [20] The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value. [21] The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
