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Los chismes son como golosinas,
pero calan hasta lo más profundo.

Los perezosos y los destructores
¡hasta hermanos resultan!

10 El nombre del Señor es una torre poderosa
a la que acuden los justos en busca de protección.

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The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.(A)

One who is slack in his work
    is brother to one who destroys.(B)

10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(C)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.(D)

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(A)The words of a [a]talebearer are like [b]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [c]inmost body.

He who is slothful in his work
Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.

10 The name of the Lord is a strong (B)tower;
The righteous run to it and are [d]safe.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:8 gossip or slanderer
  2. Proverbs 18:8 A Jewish tradition wounds
  3. Proverbs 18:8 Lit. rooms of the belly
  4. Proverbs 18:10 secure, lit. set on high

(A)The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into (B)the inner parts of the body.
Whoever is slack in his work
    is a (C)brother to him who destroys.
10 (D)The name of the Lord is (E)a strong tower;
    the righteous man runs into it and (F)is safe.

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