Proverbs 18:7
“A fooles mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soule.”
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Proverbs 18:7 Context
5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to ouerthrowe the righteous in iudgement. 6A fooles lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. 7A fooles mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soule. 8The words of a tale bearer are as wounds, and they goe downe into the innermost parts of the belly. 9Hee also that is slouthful in his worke, is brother to him that is a great waster.
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A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
- King James Version
A fool's mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
- American Standard Version (1901)
The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
- Basic English Bible
A fool's mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
- Darby Bible
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
- Webster's Bible
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
- World English Bible
The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
- Youngs Literal Bible
A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible