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Proverbs 18:8

New English Translation

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down into the person’s innermost being.

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Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.

The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

You must not go about as a slanderer among your people. You must not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is at stake. I am the Lord.