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Proverbs 18:7
7The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The mouths of fools are their ruin; they trap themselves with their lips.
Context of Proverbs 18:7
5It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice. 6The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating. The 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. 9One who is slack in his work is 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 in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
- Proverbs 12:13Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.
- Proverbs 13:3Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
- Ecclesiastes 10:11If a snake bites before it is charmed, the charmer receives no fee.
- Proverbs 6:2you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth.
- Judges 11:35When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, “Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me down and I am devastated. I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.”
- 1 Samuel 14:24Now the Israelites were in distress that day, because Saul had bound the people under an oath, saying, “Cursed be anyone who eats food before evening comes, before I have avenged myself on my enemies!” So none of the troops tasted food.
- Mark 5:23He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.”
- Acts 23:14They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have taken a solemn oath not to eat 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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