Proverbs 18:7-9

Young's Literal Translation

⁷The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.

⁸The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.

⁹He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he [is] to a destroyer.

Proverbs 18:7-9

New International Version

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

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

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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New International Version (NIV)