Proverbs 18:8-13 The Message (MSG)

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

9. Slack habits and sloppy workare as bad as vandalism.

10. God’s name is a place of protection—good people can run there and be safe.

11. The rich think their wealth protects them;they imagine themselves safe behind it.

12. Pride first, then the crash,but humility is precursor to honor.

13. Answering before listeningis both stupid and rude.

Proverbs 18