Proverbs 18:6-8

Easy-to-Read Version

⁶Fools say things to start arguments. They are just asking for a beating.

⁷Fools hurt themselves when they speak. Their own words trap them.

⁸People love to hear gossip. It is like tasty food on its way to the stomach.

Proverbs 18:6-8

New International Version

⁶The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.^(A)

⁷The mouths of fools are their undoing,
and their lips are a snare^(B) to their very lives.^(C)

⁸The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.^(D)

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)