If they say, “Come with us;
Let us lie in wait to shed blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;

But [when these people set a trap for others] they lie in wait for their own blood;
They set an ambush for their own lives [and rush to their destruction].

The [malevolent] words of the wicked lie in wait for [innocent] blood [to slander],
But the mouth of the upright will rescue and protect them.

She lurks and lies in wait like a robber [who waits for prey],
And she increases the faithless among men.

A proud look [the attitude that makes one overestimate oneself and discount others], a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,

He who hides hatred has lying lips,
And he who spreads slander is a fool.

Truthful lips will be established forever,
But a lying tongue is [credited] only for a moment.

Lying lips are extremely disgusting to the Lord,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.

A righteous man hates lies,
But a wicked man is loathsome, and he acts shamefully.

Excellent speech does not benefit a fool [who is spiritually blind],
Much less do lying lips benefit a prince.

Acquiring treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the seeking and pursuit of death.

A lying tongue hates those it wounds and crushes,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;