Proverbs 18:7
A fool's mouth is his ruin 1 and he ensnares himself with his lips. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 conflict 1 and his mouth invites a beating. 1
Cross References
Judges 11:35As soon as he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “Oh! My daughter! You have crushed me with sorrow, and you have become one who causes me pain! For I have made an oath to Yahweh, and I cannot turn back on my promise.”
Psalms 64:8They will be made to stumble, since their own tongues are against them; 1 all who see them will wag their heads. 1
Proverbs 5:22A wicked person will be seized by his own iniquities; 1 the cords of his sin will hold him tight. 1
Proverbs 10:8Those who are sensible accept commands, 1 but a talkative fool will come to ruin. 1
Proverbs 12:13An evil person is trapped by his wicked talk, 1 but the righteous person escapes from trouble. 1
Proverbs 14:3From the mouth of a fool comes an offshoot of his pride, 1 but the lips of the wise will 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 →