4  An evildoer listens to wicked lips,

and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

7  Fine speech is not ^wbecoming to a fool;

still less is ^xfalse speech to a prince.

20  ^mA man of crooked heart does not discover good,

and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

27  Whoever ^wrestrains his words has knowledge,

and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

28  Even a fool ^xwho keeps silent is considered wise;

when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.