en_tn/pro/18/07.md

# 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]])