Proverbs 18:6

In 11 translations

BSB

A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

KJV

A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

WEB

A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

ASV

A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

LSV

The lips of a fool enter into strife, || And his mouth calls for stripes.

YLT

The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

DBY

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.

DRC

The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.

GNV

A fooles lips come with strife, and his mouth calleth for stripes.

JPS

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

LXXE

The lips of a fool bring him into troubles, and his bold mouth calls for death.

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Original-language editions

WLC

שִׂפְתֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל יָבֹ֣אֽוּ בְרִ֑יב וּ֝פִ֗יו לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא׃

LXX-Br

Χείλη ἄφρονος ἄγουσιν αὐτὸν εἰς κακὰ, τὸ δὲ στόμα αὐτοῦ τὸ θρασὺ θάνατον ἐπικαλεῖται.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
• Proverbs 22:24–25Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
• Proverbs 16:27–28A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
• Proverbs 13:10Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
• Proverbs 19:19A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.
• Proverbs 19:29Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
• Proverbs 17:14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
• Proverbs 12:16A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
• Proverbs 29:9If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
• Proverbs 14:3The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
• Proverbs 25:24Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
• Proverbs 14:16A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
• Proverbs 20:3It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

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