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Proverbs 18:8

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The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

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  1. Proverbs 18:6

    A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

  2. Proverbs 18:7

    A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

  3. Proverbs 18:9

    He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

  4. Proverbs 18:10

    The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.