6 A fool’s lips come into strife,
and his mouth invites beatings. 7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.

8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
they go down into a person’s innermost parts.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 18:6-8

Commentary on Proverbs 18:6-7

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What mischief bad men do to themselves by their ungoverned tongues!

Commentary on Proverbs 18:8

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How base are those that sow contention! and what fatal effects may be expected from small beginnings of jealousy!