It will rescue you from a forbidden woman,
from a stranger with her flattering talk,

Put away from you a deceitful (lying, misleading) mouth,
And put devious lips far from you.

When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

She will keep you from a forbidden woman,
a stranger with her flattering talk.

She seduces him with her persistent pleading;
she lures with her flattering talk.

The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.

There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

A wicked person listens to malicious talk;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.

The power of the tongue is life and death those who love to talk will eat what it produces.

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.

Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk.