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A fool’s mouth is his devastation, and his lips are a trap for his life.
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American Standard Version
A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
English Standard Version
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
King James Version
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
New American Standard Bible
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
New International Version
The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
New King James Version
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
New Living Translation
The mouths of fools are their ruin; they trap themselves with their lips.
World English Bible
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.