Proverbs 18:5-7

International Standard Version

⁵It’s not good to be partial towards an evil person,
thereby depriving the righteous of justice.

⁶A fool’s words^[a] bring strife,
and his mouth invites fighting.
⁷A fool’s mouth is his unraveling,
and his lips entrap himself.

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)

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