21  His ^fspeech was ^gsmooth as butter,

yet war was in his heart;

his words were softer than oil,

yet they were ^hdrawn swords.

7  There they are, ^lbellowing with their mouths

with ^mswords in their lips—

for ⁿ“Who,” they think,¹ “will hear us?”

3  who ^owhet their tongues like swords,

who ^paim bitter words like arrows,

18  ^cThere is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,

but the tongue of the wise brings ^dhealing.

2  Your ^dtongue plots destruction,

like ^ea sharp razor, you ^fworker of deceit.

8  ^xTheir tongue is a deadly arrow;

^yit speaks deceitfully;

with his mouth ^zeach speaks peace to his neighbor,

but in his heart ^ahe plans an ambush for him.