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

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A fool finds no pleasure in understanding,
but only in revealing his own opinions.

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A fool’s lips bring strife,
    and a fool’s mouth invites a flogging.
The mouths of fools are their ruin,
    and their lips a snare to themselves.(A)

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A fool’s lips enter a fight,
and his mouth invites a beating.
A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
and his lips are a trap for his soul.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:7 Or his life

13 If one gives answer before hearing,
    it is folly and shame.(A)

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13 If a person answers before he listens,
that is foolishness that brings disgrace.

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