Proverbs 18:8

Young's Literal Translation 1898

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

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Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

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

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

`Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I am Jehovah.