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Proverbs 18:6
6The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite 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.
- 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.
- 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 the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream. 5It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice. The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating. 7The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives. 8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
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 12:16Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult.
- Proverbs 13:10Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
- Proverbs 14:16The wise fear the Lord and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.
- Proverbs 16:27A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.
- Proverbs 17:14Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
- Proverbs 20:3It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
- Proverbs 27:3Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
- Proverbs 14:3A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.
- Proverbs 19:19A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
- Proverbs 22:24Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,
- Proverbs 25:24Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise person goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
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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