(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

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