Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 18:6
6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
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 are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook. 5Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice. A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. 7A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. 8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
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 anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
- Proverbs 13:10Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
- Proverbs 14:16A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
- Proverbs 16:27A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
- Proverbs 17:14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
- Proverbs 20:3It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
- Proverbs 14:3The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
- Proverbs 19:19A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.
- Proverbs 22:24Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
- Proverbs 25:24Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
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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