English Standard Version
Proverbs 18:6
6A fool's lips walk into a fight, 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating.
Context of Proverbs 18:6
4The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook. 5It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice. A fool's lips walk into a fight, 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 whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
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 12:16The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.
- Proverbs 13:10By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.
- Proverbs 14:16One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
- Proverbs 16:27A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
- Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
- Proverbs 20:3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
- Proverbs 14:3By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
- Proverbs 19:19A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
- Proverbs 22:24Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man,
- Proverbs 25:24It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
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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