Proverbs 18:6
A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
In Context
5Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
7A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:16A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
Proverbs 14:3The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
Proverbs 16:27A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
Proverbs 17:14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
Proverbs 19:29Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 22:24Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered 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 →