Medical idioms

 Under the weather

Doctor: How are you feeling?

Patient: A little under the weather.

Doctor: I'm sorry to hear that.

Under the weather: unwell

Proverbs

 3Proverbs 13:3 He who guards his mouth preserves his life,

But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

 

"guards his mouth" means to be careful about what you say, or to think carefully before speaking.

"he who opens wide his lips" is to speak a lot, rashly, or loudly, all of which reap destruction. 

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Proverbs

 5In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,

but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

snares: something by which one is entangled, trapped, or deceived

pitfall: a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty

Proverbs

 Proverbs 27:5-6 

Open rebuke is better

Than love carefully concealed.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend,

But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Rebuke: a strong verbal correction

Proverbs

 Proverbs 13:2 2A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth,

But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.

TThe words we speak determine the way we live (this is eating the fruit of what we say).

Proverbs

Proverbs 6:9-11 

How long will you slumber, Oh sluggard? 

When will you rise from your sleep? 

A little sleep, a little slumber, 

A little folding of the hands to sleep- 

So shall your proverty come on you like a prowler, 

And your need like an armed man. 

 Vocabulary:  

sluggard: a lazy, slow moving person. 

prowler: a thief, a person who steals.

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