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Proverbs 18:6

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 18:6 in other translations

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

Proverbs 18:6 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 18:6 in context

  1. 4The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters.
    The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
  2. 5To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good,
    nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
  3. 6A fool’s lips come into strife,
    and his mouth invites beatings.
  4. 7A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
    and his lips are a snare to his soul.
  5. 8The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
    they go down into a person’s innermost parts.