Proverbs 18:6
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
In Context
5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
7A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:16A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covers shame.
Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Proverbs 16:27An ungodly man digs up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Proverbs 19:29Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Proverbs 22:24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man you shall not go:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:6
5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. This justly condemns those who, being employed in the administration of justice, pervert judgment, 1. By conniving at men's crimes, and protecting and countenancing them in oppression and violence, because of their dignity, or wealth, or some personal kindness they have for them. Whatever excuses men may make for it, certainly it is not good thus to accept the person of the wicked; it is an offence to God, an affront to… Read the whole commentary →