Proverbs 18:7
The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
In Context
6The lips of the foolish meddle in disputes. And his mouth provokes conflicts.
Cross References
Judges 11:35And upon seeing her, he tore his garments, and he said: “Alas, my daughter! You have cheated me, and you yourself have been cheated. For I opened my mouth to the Lord, and I can do nothing else.”
Psalms 64:8You stir up the depths of the sea, the noise of its waves. The nations will be troubled,
Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities take hold of the impious, and he is bound by the cords of his own sins.
Proverbs 10:8The wise of heart accept precepts. The foolish are cut down by the lips.
Proverbs 12:13For the sins of the lips draw ruin to the evil. But the just shall escape from distress.
Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of the foolish, there is a rod of arrogance. But the lips of the wise guard them.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:7-8
6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. Solomon has often shown what mischief bad men do to others with their ungoverned tongues; here he shows what mischief they do to themselves. 1. They embroil themselves in quarrels: A fool's lips, without any cause or call, enter into contention, by advancing foolish notions which others find themselves obliged to oppose, and so a quarrel is begun, or by giving… Read the whole commentary →