Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 18:6
6The lips of a fool enter into an argument and his mouth invites 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
4The words of one’s mouth are deep waters, a fountain of wisdom, a flowing brook. 5Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice. The lips of a fool enter into an argument and his mouth invites a beating. 7A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. 8The words of a gossip are tasty morsels, going down into one’s innermost being.
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 shows his irritation immediately, but a prudent person overlooks an insult.
- Proverbs 13:10Arrogance yields nothing but strife. Wisdom belongs to those who take advice.
- Proverbs 14:16The wise fears and turns away from evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.
- Proverbs 16:27A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and on his lips is a scorching fire.
- Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is like letting out water— so stop a quarrel before it breaks out.
- Proverbs 20:3It is honor for one to resolve a dispute, yet every fool quarrels.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both.
- Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
- Proverbs 19:19One with great rage will pay a penalty. For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
- Proverbs 22:24Do not be friends with one given to anger or associate with a hot-tempered person,
- Proverbs 25:24Better to dwell in a corner of a roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise man argues with a foolish man, he rants or laughs, with no resolution.
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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