Proverbs 18:7
The peh (mouth) of a kesil is his undoing, 1 and his sfatayim (lips) are the mokesh (snare) of his nefesh. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
In Context
6The sfatayim (lips) of a kesil enter into contention, 1 and his peh (mouth) inviteth blows. 1
Cross References
Judges 11:35And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, Alas, my bat! Thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me; for I have opened my mouth unto Hashem, and I cannot go back.
Psalms 64:8But Elohim shall shoot at them with a khetz (arrow); 1 pitom (suddenly) shall their wounds be. 1
Proverbs 5:22His own avonot shall entrap the rashah himself, 1 and he shall be held fast by the cords of his chattat. 1
Proverbs 10:8The chacham lev will receive mitzvot, 1 but one with foolish sfatayim (lips) shall be thrust down. 1
Proverbs 12:13The rah is ensnared by the peysha (transgression) of his sfatayim (lips), 1 but the tzaddik shall escape from tzoros. 1
Proverbs 14:3In the peh (mouth) of the fool is a rod of ga'avah (pride), 1 but the sfatayim (lips) of the chachamim shall be shomer over them and preserve them. 1
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 →