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A fool’s lips come with strife,
And his mouth calls for (A)beatings.
A (B)fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the [a]innermost parts of the stomach.

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  1. Proverbs 18:8 Lit chambers of the belly

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)
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into the inner parts of the body.(B)

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13 He who (A)responds with a word before he hears,
It is folly and shame to him.

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

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