Proverbs Scripture Reading - Proverbs 18:6-8

Proverbs 18:6-8 New King James Version (NKJV)

6 A fool’s lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calls for blows.
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 The words of a [a]talebearer are like [b]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [c]inmost body.

Footnotes:

1. Proverbs 18:8 gossip or slanderer
2. Proverbs 18:8 A Jewish tradition wounds
3. Proverbs 18:8 Lit. rooms of the belly