Proverbs 18:7

In 11 translations

BSB

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

KJV

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

WEB

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

ASV

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

LSV

The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, || And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.

YLT

The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lips are a snare for his soule.

JPS

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

LXXE

A fool's mouth is ruin to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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Original-language editions

WLC

פִּֽי־כְ֭סִיל מְחִתָּה־ל֑וֹ וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו מוֹקֵ֥שׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Στόμα ἄφρονος συντριβὴ αὐτῷ, τὰ δὲ χείλη αὐτοῦ παγὶς τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 13:3He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
• Proverbs 12:13An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
• Proverbs 10:14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
• Psalms 64:8They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
• Psalms 140:9May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
• Ecclesiastes 10:11–14If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer. The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him. The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his…
• Proverbs 6:2if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
• Proverbs 10:8A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
• Acts 23:14–22They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to…
• Mark 6:23–28And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!” Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.” At once…
• Judges 11:35As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
• 1 Samuel 14:24–46Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the…

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