Proverbs 26:18-23

¹⁸As those who need correction put forth fair words to men, and he that first falls in with the proposal will be overthrown;

¹⁹so are all that lay wait for their own friends, and when they are discovered, say, I did it in jest.

²⁰With much wood fire increases; but where there is not a double-minded man, strife ceases.

²¹A hearth for coals, and wood for fire; and railing man for the tumult of strife.

²²The words of cunning knaves are soft; but they strike even to the inmost parts of the bowels.

²³Silver dishonestly given is to be considered as a potsherd: smooth lips cover a grievous heart.