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Proverbs 18:7

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 18:7 in other translations

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

Proverbs 18:7 · World English Bible

Proverbs 18:7 in context

  1. 5To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
  2. 6A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.
  3. 7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
  4. 8The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
  5. 9He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.