6. Words of the wicked. Verse 5 contrasted the thoughts of the righteous with the counsels of the wicked. This verse deals with the expressed thoughts of each. The words of the wicked cause sorrow and death by their deceptiveness. Their false accusations and slanders stir up enmity. The upright use their eloquence and wisdom to enlighten, to defend, and to win friends for the innocent, whose blood the wicked seek (see 1 Kings 21:1-24; 2 Kings 4:1-7).