Proverbs 18:5-7

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁵It is not good to be partial to a wicked man,
    or to deprive a righteous man of justice.
⁶A fool’s lips bring strife,
    and his mouth invites a flogging.
⁷A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
    and his lips are a snare to himself.

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