Proverbs 18:6-8

The Voice

⁶ When a fool’s lips move, a fight breaks out;
    it’s as if his mouth is begging for a beating.
⁷ The mouths of fools are their destruction,
    and their lips entrap their very souls.
⁸ Whispered gossip is like a delicious first course:
    it is devoured with pleasure and penetrates deeply.