“The words of the mouth are deep waters.
The fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.
It is not right
To be partial to the guilty.
It is not right
To subvert the innocent in judgment.
A fool’s lips
Bring strife.
A fool’s mouth
Invites a flogging.
A fool’s mouth
Is their ruin.
A fool’s lips
Are snares to themselves.
The words of a whisperer
Are like delicious morsels.
They go down into the inner parts of the body.”
The words that come out of one’s mouth are like deep waters. Wisdom is like a gushing fountain. You should not favor the guilty or subvert the innocent with bad judgments. The lips of fools bring strife. Their mouths invite a whipping. Precisely the mouth of the fool is the cause of his ruin. Their lips snare themselves. They get caught in their own foolish words. However, the words of the deceptive ones who whisper in your ear are like delicious treats that go down into the inner parts of your body and ruin your body.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 