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Proverbs 18:6-8
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6 A fool’s lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calls for blows.
7 (A)A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his (B)soul.
8 (C)The words of a [a]talebearer are like [b]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [c]inmost body.

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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
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Proverbs 18:6-8
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6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(A)

7 The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(B) to their very lives.(C)

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

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