Proverbs 18:7
A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lips are a snare for his soule.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
In Context
6A fooles lips come with strife, and his mouth calleth for stripes.
8The wordes of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they goe downe into the bowels of the belly.
Cross References
Judges 11:35And when hee sawe her, hee rent his clothes, and saide, Alas my daughter, thou hast brought me lowe, and art of them that trouble me: for I haue opened my mouth vnto the Lord, and can not goe backe.
Psalms 64:8They shall cause their owne tongue to fall vpon them: and whosoeuer shall see them, shall flee away.
Proverbs 5:22His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the cordes of his owne sinne.
Proverbs 10:8The wise in heart will receiue commandements: but the foolish in talke shalbe beaten.
Proverbs 12:13The euill man is snared by the wickednesse of his lips, but the iust shall come out of aduersitie.
Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue 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 →