Proverbs 18:8

⁸Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; do you really want junk like that in your belly?

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Proverbs 18 is a collection of wisdom sayings that probe the inner life of a person, particularly the relationship between the tongue, the heart, and social standing. The chapter contrasts the folly of isolation and arrogance with the wisdom of humility and careful speech. It fam

References· Proverbs 18

a: v.1 — Ephesians 5:15-17, Proverbs 20:3, Proverbs 2:1-6, Proverbs 24:21, Jeremiah 15:17, Jude 1:19, Mark 1:35, Proverbs 14:10, Isaiah 26:8-9, Proverbs 26:17
b: v.2 — Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 12:23, Psalms 1:1-2, Proverbs 17:16, Proverbs 13:16, Ecclesiastes 10:3, 1 Corinthians 8:1, 1 Corinthians 14:12, 2 Peter 2:15-19, Philippians 1:15
c: v.7 — Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 12:13, Proverbs 10:14, Psalms 64:8, Psalms 140:9, Ecclesiastes 10:11-14, Acts 23:14-22, Proverbs 6:2, Proverbs 10:8, Mark 6:23-28
d: v.9 — Proverbs 10:4, Hebrews 6:12, Proverbs 24:30-34, Proverbs 23:20-21, Romans 12:11, Proverbs 28:24, Matthew 25:26, Luke 16:1-2, Luke 15:13-14, Job 30:29
e: v.10 — 2 Samuel 22:3, Psalms 91:2, Isaiah 26:4, Psalms 144:2, Psalms 61:3-4, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 18:2, Genesis 17:1, Revelation 1:8, Matthew 1:23
f: v.12 — Proverbs 15:33, 1 Peter 5:5, Proverbs 16:18, Ezekiel 28:2, Proverbs 11:2, Proverbs 29:23, Luke 14:11, Ezekiel 28:9, Daniel 9:20, Acts 12:21-23
g: v.13 — John 7:51, Deuteronomy 13:14, Proverbs 20:25, Job 29:16, Esther 8:5-17
h: v.14 — Proverbs 15:13, Proverbs 17:22, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, 1 Peter 1:6, Psalms 147:3, James 1:2, Psalms 77:2-3, 2 Corinthians 2:7, Job 6:4, Psalms 38:2-4
i: v.15 — James 1:5, Proverbs 15:14, Luke 10:39, Proverbs 1:5, 1 Kings 3:9, Proverbs 23:23, Psalms 119:97-104, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 4:7, Proverbs 4:5
j: v.17 — Proverbs 18:13, Acts 24:12-13
k: v.21 — Ephesians 4:29, Matthew 12:35-37, Colossians 4:6, Proverbs 10:19-21, James 3:6-9, Proverbs 13:2-3, Proverbs 10:31, Proverbs 18:4-7, Ecclesiastes 10:12-14, Proverbs 12:13
l: v.22 — Proverbs 19:14, Proverbs 31:10-31, Proverbs 12:4, Ecclesiastes 9:9, 1 Corinthians 7:2, Genesis 2:18, Proverbs 5:15-23, Hosea 12:12, Proverbs 8:35, Genesis 29:20-21
m: v.24 — Proverbs 17:17, John 15:13-15, Proverbs 27:9, 2 Samuel 1:26, 1 Samuel 19:4-5, 2 Samuel 9:1-13, 2 Samuel 21:7, 2 Samuel 16:17, Matthew 26:49-50, 2 Samuel 17:27-29

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