Proverbs 17:4
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:20
20 mA man of crooked heart does not discover good,
and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
Proverbs 19:1
1 aBetter is a poor person who bwalks in his integrity
than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
Proverbs 26:18–19
18 Like a madman who throws ofirebrands, arrows, and death
19 is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I am only joking!”
Proverbs 26:28
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.