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Proverbs 18:6
6Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for 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.
- 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.
Context of Proverbs 18:6
4Wise words are like deep waters; wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook. 5It is not right to acquit the guilty or deny justice to the innocent. Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating. 7The mouths of fools are their ruin; they trap themselves with their lips. 8Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart.
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 is quick-tempered, but a wise person stays calm when insulted.
- Proverbs 13:10Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise.
- Proverbs 14:16The wise are cautious and avoid danger; fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.
- Proverbs 16:27Scoundrels create trouble; their words are a destructive blaze.
- Proverbs 17:14Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before a dispute breaks out.
- Proverbs 20:3Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
- Proverbs 14:3A fool’s proud talk becomes a rod that beats him, but the words of the wise keep them safe.
- Proverbs 19:19Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.
- Proverbs 22:24Don’t befriend angry people or associate with hot-tempered people,
- Proverbs 25:24It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise person takes a fool to court, there will be ranting and ridicule but no satisfaction.
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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