Proverbs 18:6-8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 A fool’s lips bring strife,
and a fool’s mouth invites a flogging.
7 The mouths of fools are their ruin,
and their lips a snare to themselves.(A)
8 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.(B)
Proverbs 18:6-8
Lexham English Bible
6 The lips of a fool will bring strife,
and his mouth calls out for a flogging.
7 The mouth of a fool is ruin to him,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.[a]
8 The words of a whisper are like delicious morsels,
and they themselves go down to inner parts of the body.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:7 Or “life,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 18:13
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
13 If one gives answer before hearing,
it is folly and shame.(A)
Proverbs 18:13
Lexham English Bible
13 He who returns a word before he will hear,
folly itself belongs to him as well as[a] shame.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:13 Hebrew “and”
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