New English Translation
Proverbs 18:7
7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.
Proverbs 18:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
- New International Version (NIV)The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Context of Proverbs 18:7
5It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice. 6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging. The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life. 8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down into the person’s innermost being. 9The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.
Read all of Proverbs 18Proverbs 18:7 word by word
פִּֽי־כְ֭סִיל מְחִתָּה־ל֑וֹ וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו מוֹקֵ֥שׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 18:7
- Proverbs 10:8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.
- Proverbs 12:13The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.
- Proverbs 13:3The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.
- Ecclesiastes 10:11If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.
- Proverbs 6:2if you have been ensnared by the words you have uttered, and have been caught by the words you have spoken,
- Judges 11:35When he saw her, he ripped his clothes and said, “Oh no! My daughter! You have completely ruined me! You have brought me disaster! I made an oath to the Lord, and I cannot break it.”
- 1 Samuel 14:24Now the men of Israel were hard pressed that day, for Saul had made the army agree to this oath: “Cursed be the man who eats food before evening! I will get my vengeance on my enemies!” So no one in the army ate anything.
- Mark 5:23He asked him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live.”
- Acts 23:14They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to partake of anything until we have killed Paul.
Commentaries on Proverbs 18:7
- 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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