A fool’s lips [a]bring strife,
And his mouth invites (A)beatings.
A (B)fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
The words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the [b]innermost parts of the body.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:6 Lit come with
  2. Proverbs 18:8 Lit chambers of the belly

A fool’s lips bring strife,
    and his mouth invites a flogging.
A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
    and his lips are a snare to himself.
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into the inner parts of the body.

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13 One who (A)gives an answer before he hears,
It is foolishness and shame to him.

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

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