To (A)show partiality to the wicked is not good,
Nor to (B)thrust aside the righteous in judgment.
A fool’s lips [a]bring strife,
And his mouth calls for (C)blows.
A (D)fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:6 Lit come with

It is not good to be partial to the wicked(A)
    and so deprive the innocent of justice.(B)

The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(C)

The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(D) to their very lives.(E)

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