1 Therefore let us be loyal to those who practice peace with godliness, and not to those who desire peace with hypocrisy. 2 For He says somewhere “This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.”⁠a 3 and again, “they blessed with their mouth, but they cursed with their heart.” 4 And again He says, “They loved Him with their mouth, and with their tongue they lied to Him;⁠b and their heart was not upright with Him, nor were they steadfast in His covenant.” 5 For this reason “let the deceitful lips that speak iniquity against the righteous be made silent.” And again, “May the Lord utterly destroy all the deceitful lips, the tongue that speaks proud things, those who say, ‘Let us magnify our tongue; our lips are our own; who is lord over us?’” 6 “For the misery of the needy and for the groaning of the poor I will now arise,” says the Lord. “I will set him in safety; I will deal boldly with him.”