Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;

For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.

Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in their way are his delight.

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

Thorns and'snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

Thine eyes shall behold strange things, And thy heart shall utter perverse things.