Proverbs
Chapters 18:4-10
New International Version Anglicized
4The words of the mouth are deep waters,but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
5It is not good to be partial to the wickedand so deprive the innocent of justice.
6The lips of fools bring them strife,and their mouths invite a beating.
7The mouths of fools are their undoing,and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;they go down to the inmost parts.
9One who is slack in his workis brother to one who destroys.
10The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;the righteous run to it and are safe.