A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
    but only (A)in expressing his opinion.

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A fool will not take pleasure in understanding,
    but in expressing his heart.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 18:2 Or “mind”

A fool's lips walk into a fight,
    and his mouth invites (A)a beating.
(B)A fool's mouth is his ruin,
    and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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The lips of a fool will bring strife,
    and his mouth calls out for a flogging.
The mouth of a fool is ruin to him,
    and his lips are a snare to his soul.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 18:7 Or “life,” or “inner self”

13 If one gives an answer (A)before he hears,
    it is his folly and shame.

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13 He who returns a word before he will hear,
    folly itself belongs to him as well as[a] shame.

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  1. Proverbs 18:13 Hebrew “and”