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Proverbs 18:7–8

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7The mouths of fools are their undoing,

and their lips are a snarec to their very lives.d

8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;

they go down to the inmost parts.e

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Cross references

  1. cPs 140:9
  2. dSee Ps 64:8; See Pr 10:14; See 12:13; See 13:3; Ecc 10:12
  3. ePr 26:22

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.

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.