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# A fool's mouth ... with his lips
Both of these phrases refer to what a fool says. AT: "What a fool says ... by what he says" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# is his ruin
"will ruin him"
# he ensnares himself
This speaks of the man causing problems and trouble for himself as if he were trapping himself like a man traps an animal. AT: "he will cause problems for himself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels
This speaks of the words of a gossip being desirable to listen to as if they were delicious food to eat. AT: "The words of a gossip are desirable to listen to" or (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
# The words of a gossip
This refers to what a gossiping person says. AT: "The words that a gossiping person speaks" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-possession]])
# morsels
small bites of food
# they go down into the inner parts of the body
This speaks of the words of a gossip going into a person's mind and affecting his thoughts as if they were food that was going into his stomach. AT: "and they enter a person's mind and affect his thoughts" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/foolish]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ruin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gossip]]