7A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.


In Context

4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes.

7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

Proverbs 18:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:7A fool’s mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:7A fool's mouth is his undoing, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:7The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:7A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7A fool's mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:7A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, And his lips are the snare of his soul.