Proverbs 18:5-7

Complete Jewish Bible

⁵It is not good to be partial to the guilty
and thus deprive the innocent of justice.

⁶A fool’s words get him into fights;
yes, his mouth calls out for a beating.
⁷A fool’s mouth is his ruin;
his words are a trap for him.

Proverbs 18:5-7

New International Version

⁵It is not good to be partial to the wicked^(A)
and so deprive the innocent of justice.^(B)

⁶The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.^(C)

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

Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)

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