Proverbs 18:5-7

Young's Literal Translation

⁵Acceptance of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.

⁶The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

⁷The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.

Proverbs 18:5-7

New International Version

⁵It is not good to be partial to the wicked^(A)
and so deprive the innocent of justice.^(B)

⁶The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.^(C)

⁷The mouths of fools are their undoing,
and their lips are a snare^(D) to their very lives.^(E)

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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New International Version (NIV)