6A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for strokes.
7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
8The words of a talebearer are as wounds, And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
9He also that is slothful in his work Is brother to him that is a great waster.
10The name of the Lord is a strong tower: The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own conceit.
12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, And before honour is humility.
13He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, It is folly and shame unto him.
14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a wounded spirit who can bear?
Proverbs 18
Proverbs 18:6-14