Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And his mouth calls for
King James Version
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Holman Bible
and his mouth provokes a beating.
International Standard Version
A fool's words bring strife, and his mouth invites fighting.
A Conservative Version
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for stripes.
American Standard Version
A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.
Amplified
A fool’s lips bring contention and strife,
And his mouth invites a beating.
Bible in Basic English
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
Darby Translation
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.
Julia Smith Translation
The lips of the foolish one will come into contention, and his mouth will call for blows.
King James 2000
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging.
Modern King James verseion
A fool's lips enter into argument, and his mouth calls for strokes.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A fool's lips are ever brawling, and his mouth provoketh unto battle.
NET Bible
The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.
New Heart English Bible
A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
The Emphasized Bible
the lips of a dullard, enter into contention, and his mouth, for blows, crieth out.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.
Themes
Contention » Whose lips enter into contention
Contentiousness » The contentious spirit
Dissention » The contentious spirit
Fools » Characteristics of » Contentiousness
Topics
Interlinear
Saphah
Peh
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 18:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
How Fools Live
5
It is not good to accept the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6
And his mouth calls for
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 12:16
A fool's anger is instantly known. A prudent man conceals shame.
Proverbs 13:10
Pride brings contention, but wisdom is with the well advised.
Proverbs 14:3
The rod of pride is in the mouth of the foolish. The lips of the wise will preserve them.
Proverbs 14:16
A wise man is cautious and departs from evil. But the fool is arrogant and careless.
Proverbs 16:27-28
An ungodly man digs up evil. It lies on his lips like a burning fire.
Proverbs 17:14
Starting a quarrel is like releasing water [from a floodgate]. Therefore stop contention before it begins.
Proverbs 19:19
A man of great anger will suffer punishment. Rescue him once and then do it again.
Proverbs 19:29
Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the back of fools.
Proverbs 20:3
It is an honor for a man to cease from discord. Only fools start quarrels.
Proverbs 22:24-25
Do not befriend an angry man. Do not associate with a man who throws fits.
Proverbs 25:24
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share the house with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's anger is heavier than them both.
Proverbs 29:9
If a wise man disputes with a foolish man, whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no rest.