Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceitfully. With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors, but in their hearts they set traps for them.
NIV
Their tongue is a murderous arrow; it speaks deceitfully; one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lays snares and waits in ambush for him.
AMP
Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
KJV
You live in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me," declares the LORD."
NIV
Your habitation is in the midst of deceit [oppression upon oppression and deceit upon deceit]; through deceit they refuse to know and understand Me, says the Lord.
AMP
Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
KJV
For, "Whoever among you would love life and see good days must keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech."
NIV
For let him who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good--whether apparent or not] keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from guile (treachery, deceit).
AMP
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
KJV
He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.
NIV
And through his policy he shall cause trickery to prosper in his hand; he shall magnify himself in his heart and mind, and in their security he will corrupt and destroy many. He shall also stand up against the Prince of princes, but he shall be broken and that by no [human] hand. [Rev. 19:19, 20.]AMP
And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
KJV
The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.
NIV
The Wisdom [godly Wisdom, which is comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of [self-confident] fools is to deceive.
AMP
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
KJV
The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked make themselves a stench and are filled with shame.
NIV
A [consistently] righteous man hates lying and deceit, but a wicked man is loathsome [his very breath spreads pollution] and he comes [surely] to shame.
AMP
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
KJV
