American Standard Version
Proverbs 18:6
6A fool’s lips enter into contention,And his mouth calleth for stripes.
Proverbs 18:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
- New International Version (NIV)The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows.
Context of Proverbs 18:6
4The words of a man’s mouth areasdeep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook. 5To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Norto turn aside the righteous in judgment. A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes. 7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul. 8The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
Read all of Proverbs 18Proverbs 18:6 word by word
שִׂפְתֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל יָבֹ֣אֽוּ בְרִ֑יב וּ֝פִ֗יו לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 18:6
- Proverbs 12:16A fool’s vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.
- Proverbs 13:10By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.
- Proverbs 14:16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
- Proverbs 16:27A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
- Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife isas when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
- Proverbs 20:3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
- Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod forhispride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
- Proverbs 19:19A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.
- Proverbs 22:24Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:
- Proverbs 25:24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.
Commentaries on Proverbs 18:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 The first verse speaks of the immediate, the others of the remote, results of the “fool‘s” temper. First, “contention,” then “strokes” or blows, then “destruction,” and last, “wounds.” Proverbs 18:8 Wounds - The word so rendered occurs here and in Proverbs 26:22 only. Others render it “dainties,” and take the verse to describe the avidity with which people swallow in tales of scandal. They find their way to the innermost recesses of man‘s…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-7Verses 6-7 What mischief bad men do to themselves by their ungoverned tongues!Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. The quarrelsome bring trouble on themselves. Their rash language ensnares them (Pr 6:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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