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Proverbs 18:7–8

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7eA fool’s mouth is his ruin,

and his lips are a snare to his soul.

8fThe words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;

they go down into gthe inner parts of the body.

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Cross references

  1. ech. 10:14; 12:13; 13:3; Ps. 64:8; 140:9; Eccles. 10:12
  2. fch. 26:22; [ch. 16:28]
  3. gch. 20:27

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The mouths of fools are their undoing,

and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;

they go down to the inmost parts.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A fool’s mouth is his devastation,

and his lips are a trap for his life.

A gossip’s words are like choice food

that goes down to one’s innermost being.

NLTNew Living Translation

The mouths of fools are their ruin;

they trap themselves with their lips.

Rumors are dainty morsels

that sink deep into one’s heart.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The mouth of a fool is ruin to him,

and his lips are a snare to his soul.

The words of a whisper are like delicious morsels,

and they themselves go down to inner parts of the body.

KJV 1900King James Version

A fool’s mouth is his destruction,

And his lips are the snare of his soul.

The words of a talebearer are as wounds,

And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.