Proverbs 18:6 “A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.”

Proverbs 18:6

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

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Cross references

“fools”

Proverbs 27:3 Proverbs 12:16 Proverbs 13:10 Proverbs 14:16 Proverbs 17:14 Proverbs 20:3

Proverbs 27:3 · BSB

A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

Proverbs 12:16 · BSB

A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Proverbs 13:10 · BSB

Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

Proverbs 14:16 · BSB

A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

Proverbs 17:14 · BSB

To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

Proverbs 20:3 · BSB

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

“his”

Proverbs 14:3 Proverbs 19:19 Proverbs 25:24 Proverbs 29:9 Proverbs 22:24 Proverbs 22:25

Proverbs 14:3 · BSB

The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

Proverbs 19:19 · BSB

A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.

Proverbs 25:24 · BSB

Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Proverbs 29:9 · BSB

If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

Proverbs 22:24 · BSB

Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,

Proverbs 22:25 · BSB

or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

Also

Proverbs 19:29

Proverbs 19:29 · BSB

Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

7A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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