Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 18:6
6A fool’s lips lead to strife, and his mouth provokes 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 person’s mouth are deep waters, a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom. 5It is not good to show partiality to the guilty, denying an innocent person justice. A fool’s lips lead to strife, and his mouth provokes a beating. 7A fool’s mouth is his devastation, and his lips are a trap for his life. 8A gossip’s words are like choice food that goes down to one’s innermost being.
Read all of Proverbs 18Proverbs 18:6 word by word
שִׂפְתֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל יָבֹ֣אֽוּ בְרִ֑יב וּ֝פִ֗יו לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 18:6
- Proverbs 12:16A fool’s displeasure is known at once, but whoever ignores an insult is sensible.
- Proverbs 13:10Arrogance leads to nothing but strife, but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.
- Proverbs 14:16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool is easily angered and is careless.
- Proverbs 16:27A worthless person digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
- Proverbs 17:14To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
- Proverbs 20:3Honor belongs to the person who ends a dispute, but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy, and sand a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
- Proverbs 14:3The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline, but the lips of the wise protect them.
- Proverbs 19:19A person with intense anger bears the penalty; if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.
- Proverbs 22:24Don’t make friends with an angry person, and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one,
- Proverbs 25:24Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise person goes to court with a fool, there will be ranting and raving but 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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