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Proverbs 18:7-9
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7 A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.(A)

8 A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.[a](B)

9 The one who is lazy in his work
is brother to a vandal.[b](C)

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  1. 18:8 Lit to the chambers of the belly
  2. 18:9 Lit master of destruction
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Proverbs 18:7-9
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7 The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(A) to their very lives.(B)

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

9 One who is slack in his work
    is brother to one who destroys.(D)

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