Proverbs 18:6-8

New Living Translation

⁶Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels;
they are asking for a beating.

⁷The mouths of fools are their ruin;
they trap themselves with their lips.

⁸Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart.

Proverbs 18:6-8

New International Version

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

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

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

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)