Proverbs 11:9
GOD’S WORD Translation
9 With his talk a godless person can ruin his neighbor,
but righteous people are rescued by knowledge.
Proverbs 12:6
GOD’S WORD Translation
6 The words of wicked people are a deadly ambush,
but the words [a] of decent people rescue.
Footnotes
- 12:6 Or “mouths.”
Proverbs 16:27-28
GOD’S WORD Translation
27 A worthless person plots trouble,
and his speech is like a burning fire.
28 A devious person spreads quarrels.
A gossip separates the closest of friends.
Proverbs 17:5
GOD’S WORD Translation
5 Whoever makes fun of a poor person insults his maker.
Whoever is happy ⌞to see someone’s⌟ distress will not escape punishment.
Proverbs 17:9
GOD’S WORD Translation
9 Whoever forgives an offense seeks love,
but whoever keeps bringing up the issue separates the closest of friends.
Proverbs 18:6
GOD’S WORD Translation
6 By talking, a fool gets into an argument,
and his mouth invites a beating.
Proverbs 18:8
GOD’S WORD Translation
8 The words of a gossip are swallowed greedily,
and they go down into a person’s innermost being.
Proverbs 19:1
GOD’S WORD Translation
19 Better to be a poor person who lives innocently
than to be one who talks dishonestly and is a fool.
Proverbs 20:19
GOD’S WORD Translation
19 Whoever goes around as a gossip tells secrets.
Do not associate with a person whose mouth is always open.
Proverbs 22:10
GOD’S WORD Translation
10 Drive out a mocker, and conflict will leave.
Quarreling and abuse will stop.
Proverbs 25:9-10
GOD’S WORD Translation
9 Present your argument to your neighbor,
but do not reveal another person’s secret.
10 Otherwise, when he hears about it, he will humiliate you,
and his evil report about you will never disappear.
Proverbs 25:23
GOD’S WORD Translation
23 ⌞As⌟ the north wind brings rain,
so a whispering tongue brings angry looks.
Proverbs 26:20-23
GOD’S WORD Translation
20 Without wood a fire goes out,
and without gossip a quarrel dies down.
21 ⌞As⌟ charcoal fuels burning coals and wood fuels fire,
so a quarrelsome person fuels a dispute.
22 The words of a gossip are swallowed greedily,
and they go down into a person’s innermost being.
23 ⌞Like⌟ a clay pot covered with cheap silver,
⌞so⌟ is smooth talk that covers up an evil heart.
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