23
In your presence his mouth is all sweetness, and he admires your words; but later he will twist his speech and with your own words he will give offense.
24
I have hated many things, but none to be compared to him; even the Lord will hate him.
25
Whoever throws a stone straight up throws it on his own head; and a treacherous blow opens up wounds.
26
He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who sets a snare will be caught in it.
27
If a man does evil, it will roll back upon him, and he will not know where it came from.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.