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

^12 (A)Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.

^20 (A)A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth;
From the produce of his lips he shall be filled.

^21 (B)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.