Proverbs 18:7

How Fools Live

⁶ A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating. ⁷ A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
⁸ The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

Foolish Man

Proverbs 10:14

The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

Proverbs 12:13

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 13:3

Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Psalm 64:8

They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads.

Psalm 140:9

As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!

Judges 11:35

And as soon as he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, "Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you have become the cause of great trouble to me. For I have opened my mouth to the LORD, and I cannot take back my vow."

1 Samuel 14:24-46

And the men of Israel had been hard pressed that day, so Saul had laid an oath on the people, saying, "Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies." So none of the people had tasted food.

Proverbs 6:2

if you are snared in the words of your mouth, caught in the words of your mouth,

Proverbs 10:8

The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Ecclesiastes 10:11-14

If the serpent bites before it is charmed, there is no advantage to the charmer.

Mark 6:23-28

And he vowed to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."

Acts 23:14-22

They went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food till we have killed Paul