A fool'smouthis his ruin,And his lipsare the snareof his soul.
"As for the headof those who surroundme, May the mischiefof their lipscoverthem.
So they will make him stumble;Their own tongueis againstthem; Allwho seethem will shakethe head.
Wisemenstoreup knowledge,But with the mouthof the foolish,ruinis at hand.
The wiseof heartwill receivecommands,But a babblingfoolwill be ruined.
An evilmanis ensnaredby the transgressionof his lips,But the righteouswill escapefrom trouble.
The one who guardshis mouthpreserveshis life;The one who openswidehis lipscomes to ruin.
In the mouthof the foolishis a rodfor [his] back,But the lipsof the wisewill protectthem.
Understandingis a fountainof lifeto one whohasit, But the disciplineof foolsis folly.
The wordsof a whispererare like daintymorsels,And they godowninto the innermostpartsof the body.
His own iniquitieswill capturethe wicked,And he will be heldwith the cordsof his sin.
[If] you have been snaredwith the wordsof your mouth,Have been caughtwith the wordsof your mouth,
When he sawher, he torehis clothesand said,"Alas,my daughter!You have broughtme verylow,and you are among those who troubleme; for I have givenmy wordto the LORD,and I cannottake[it] back."
