Proverbs 18:8

The Scriptures 1998

The words of a slanderer are like delicacies, And they go down into the inner parts of the heart.

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A perverse man sends forth strife, And a whisperer separates intimate friends.

Rash speaking is like piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise is healing.

‘Do not go slandering among your people. Do not stand against the blood of your neighbour. I am יהוה.

Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his life.

Also, he who is slack in his work Is a brother of a master destroyer.