Proverbs 18:6-8

Expanded Bible

⁶ The ·words [^Llips] of fools ·start quarrels [or make accusations].
·They make people want to beat them [^LTheir mouth invites a beating].

⁷ The ·words [^Lmouth] of fools will ruin them;
their own ·words [^Llips] will trap them.

⁸ The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food.
·People like to gobble them up [^LThey go down to one’s inmost parts].