“A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.”
Proverbs 18:6 (KJV) |
Proverbs 18:6
From Proverbs 18, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
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It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
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A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
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A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
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The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.