Proverbs 18:7–8
Proverbs 18:7–8 — The New International Version (NIV)
7 The mouths of fools are their undoing,
and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.
Proverbs 18:7–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)
7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 18:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
7 The mouths of fools are their ruin;
they trap themselves with their lips.
8 Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart.
Proverbs 18:7–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles,
And they go down into the inmost body.
Proverbs 18:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)
7 The words of fools will ruin them;
their own words will trap them.
8 The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food.
People like to gobble them up.
Proverbs 18:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts.
Proverbs 18:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
7 A fool’s mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8 The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 18:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin.
His lips are a trap to his soul.
8 The words of a gossip are swallowed greedily,
and they go down into a person’s innermost being.
Proverbs 18:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
7 A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.
8 A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.
Proverbs 18:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
7 The mouths of fools are their ruin,
and their lips a snare to themselves.
8 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 18:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
7 The mouth of a fool is ruin to him,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8 The words of a whisper are like delicious morsels,
and they themselves go down to inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 18:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
7 The words of a foolish person drag him down.
He is trapped by what he says.
8 The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food.
They go deep down inside you.
Proverbs 18:7–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.