Proverbs 18:7–8
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7The words of a foolish person drag him down.
He is trapped by what he says.
8The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food.
They go deep down inside you.
Copyright 1998 International Bible Society
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
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.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
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.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
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.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
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.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
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.
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