Proverbs 18:7-9

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

⁷ A [self-confident] fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to himself.

⁸ The words of a whisperer or talebearer are as dainty morsels; they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

⁹ He who is loose and slack in his work is brother to him who is a destroyer and ^[a]he who does not use his endeavors to heal himself is brother to him who commits suicide.