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Proverbs 18:6
6When a fool speaks, he starts an argument. He is asking for someone to beat him with a stick.
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 that you speak are like the deep water of the sea. If they are wise words, they are like a cool stream. 5Do not refuse to punish wicked people. That would not be good. Also, do not punish anyone who has not done anything wrong. When a fool speaks, he starts an argument. He is asking for someone to beat him with a stick. 7When a fool speaks, he is destroying himself. His own words are a trap that catches him. 8We love to hear other people's secrets. They seem like good food that we can enjoy.
Read all of Proverbs 18Proverbs 18:6 word by word
שִׂפְתֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל יָבֹ֣אֽוּ בְרִ֑יב וּ֝פִ֗יו לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 18:6
- Proverbs 12:16When a fool becomes angry, everybody knows it! But a careful person keeps quiet when someone insults him.
- Proverbs 13:10A person who boasts only causes trouble. But if you accept good advice, it shows that you are wise.
- Proverbs 14:16A wise person is careful to keep away from trouble. But a fool is careless and he thinks that he is always right.
- Proverbs 16:27Wicked people look for ways to hurt other people. The cruel things that they say are like flames of fire.
- Proverbs 17:14It is difficult to stop a quarrel once it has started. It is like water that pours out of a broken pot. Stop it quickly!
- Proverbs 20:3If you keep away from arguments, you will receive honour. Only fools love to quarrel.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy to carry and sand also weighs a lot. But the silly acts of a fool give more pain than both of those.
- Proverbs 14:3When fools boast, they bring punishment on themselves. But the words of wise people keep them safe.
- Proverbs 19:19Anyone who cannot control his anger is always getting into trouble. If you try to help him once, you will have to do it every time.
- Proverbs 22:242. Do not become a friend of angry people. Keep away from them.
- Proverbs 25:24It is better to live on the roof of your house than to live with a wife who always argues.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise person accuses a foolish person in court, there will be no agreement. The fool will only laugh or he will become angry.
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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