New King James Version
Proverbs 18:6
6A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows.
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 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 wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook. 5It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, Or to overthrow the righteous in judgment. A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows. 7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul. 8The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost 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 12:16A fool’s wrath is known at once, But a prudent man covers shame.
- Proverbs 13:10By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom.
- Proverbs 14:16A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident.
- Proverbs 16:27An ungodly man digs up evil, And it is on his lips like a burning fire.
- Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.
- Proverbs 20:3It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.
- Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
- Proverbs 19:19A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
- Proverbs 22:24Make no friendship with an angry man, And with a furious man do not go,
- Proverbs 25:24It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise man contends with a foolish man, Whether the fool rages or laughs, 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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