Proverbs 18:6
The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
In Context
5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.
7The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:16A fool immediately sheweth his anger: but he that dissembleth injuries is wise.
Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them.
Proverbs 16:27The wicked man diggeth evil, and in his lips is a burning fire.
Proverbs 17:14The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: before he suffereth reproach he forsaketh judgment.
Proverbs 19:29Judgments are prepared for scorners: and striking hammers for the bodies of fools.
Proverbs 22:24Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:6
5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. This justly condemns those who, being employed in the administration of justice, pervert judgment, 1. By conniving at men's crimes, and protecting and countenancing them in oppression and violence, because of their dignity, or wealth, or some personal kindness they have for them. Whatever excuses men may make for it, certainly it is not good thus to accept the person of the wicked; it is an offence to God, an affront to… Read the whole commentary →