Proverbs 18:7 “A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.”

Proverbs 18:7

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.

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Cross references

“his destruction”

Proverbs 13:3 Proverbs 10:14 Proverbs 12:13 Ecclesiastes 10:11–14 Proverbs 10:8

Proverbs 13:3 · BSB

He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Proverbs 10:14 · BSB

The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

Proverbs 12:13 · BSB

An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

Ecclesiastes 10:11–14 · BSB

If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.

Proverbs 10:8 · BSB

A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

“his lips”

Proverbs 6:2 Acts 23:14–22 Judges 11:35 Mark 6:23–28 1 Samuel 14:24–46

Proverbs 6:2 · BSB

if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,

Acts 23:14–22 · BSB

They 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.

Judges 11:35 · BSB

As 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.”

Mark 6:23–28 · BSB

And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

1 Samuel 14:24–46 · BSB

Now 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 tro…

Also

Psalm 64:8 Psalm 140:9

Psalm 64:8 · BSB

They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

Psalm 140:9 · BSB

May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.

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

In context

6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

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