Proverbs 18:7
Stupid people are caught out by what they say; their own words trap them.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
In Context
6What stupid people say gets them into fights, as if they're asking for a beating.
8Listening to gossip is like gulping down bites of your favorite food—they go deep down inside you.
Cross References
Judges 11:35The moment he saw her, he ripped his clothes in agony and cried out, “Oh no, my daughter! You have crushed me completely! You have destroyed me, for I made a solemn promise to the Lord and I can't go back on it.”
Psalms 64:8What they themselves say will trip them up; people who see them will mock them, shaking their heads at them.
Proverbs 5:22The wicked are trapped by their evil actions; the cords of their sins tie them up.
Proverbs 10:8Those who think wisely pay attention to instruction, but a stupid chatterbox ends up in disaster.
Proverbs 12:13The wicked trap themselves by their own sinful words, but good people escape trouble.
Proverbs 14:3What stupid people say punishes their pride, but what wise people say will 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 →