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Proverbs 18:6-8
Evangelical Heritage Version

6 A fool’s lips enter a fight,
and his mouth invites a beating.
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
and his lips are a trap for his soul.[a]
8 The words of a gossip are like delicious food.
People gobble them right down.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 18:7 Or his life
  2. Proverbs 18:8 Literally they go down to the rooms of the belly
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Proverbs 18:6-8
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6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(A)

7 The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(B) to their very lives.(C)

8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.(D)

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