Proverbs 18:7-9

New International Reader's Version

⁷The words of foolish people drag them down.
They are trapped by what they say.

⁸The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food.
They go deep down inside you.

⁹Anyone who doesn’t want to work
is like someone who destroys.

Proverbs 18:7-9

New International Version

⁷The mouths of fools are their undoing,
and their lips are a snare^(A) to their very lives.^(B)

⁸The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.^(C)

⁹One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.^(D)

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

New International Version (NIV)