Proverbs 18:7
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
In Context
6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
Cross References
Judges 11:35As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
Psalms 64:8They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
Proverbs 10:8A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
Proverbs 12:13An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
Proverbs 14:3The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect 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 →