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The mouth of a fool leads to his ruin,
    and his lips are a snare to his very life.[a]
The whispers of a gossiper are tasty morsels
    that corrode one’s inner being.
Anyone who is lazy in his work
    is a brother to the man who wages destruction.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:7 One who cannot curb his tongue is a fool (see Jas 3), for it is through our words that we are justified or condemned (see Mt 12:37). Our speech should always be seasoned with salt so that we may know how to respond to each person (see Col 4:6).