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Proverbs 18:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

2 Fools take no delight in understanding,
    but only in displaying what they think.[a]
3 With wickedness comes contempt,
    and with disgrace, scorn.
4 The words of one’s mouth are deep waters,
    the spring of wisdom, a running brook.[b](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 18:2 One grows in wisdom by listening to others, but fools take delight in expounding the contents of their minds.
  2. 18:4 Words express a person’s thoughts (“deep waters”), which in turn become accessible to others. Cf. 20:5a.
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