Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.
New American Standard Bible
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
King James Version
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Holman Bible
and his lips are a trap for his life.
International Standard Version
A fool's mouth is his unraveling, and his lips entrap himself.
A Conservative Version
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
American Standard Version
A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Amplified
A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Bible in Basic English
The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
Darby Translation
A fool's mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Julia Smith Translation
The mouth of the foolish is destruction to him, and his lips the snare of his soul.
King James 2000
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, and his lips [are] a snare to his soul.
Modern King James verseion
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A fool's mouth is his own destruction, and his lips are the snare for his own soul.
New Heart English Bible
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
The Emphasized Bible
The mouth of a dullard, is his ruin, and, his lips, are a snare to his soul.
Webster
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
World English Bible
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Youngs Literal Translation
The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Themes
Contention » Whose lips enter into contention
Destruction » What destroys people
Topics
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References
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 18:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
How Fools Live
6 The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging. 7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life. 8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down into the person's innermost being.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 10:14
Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.
Proverbs 12:13
The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.
Proverbs 13:3
The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.
Psalm 64:8
Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,
Psalm 140:9
As for the heads of those who surround me -- may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!
Judges 11:35
When he saw her, he ripped his clothes and said, "Oh no! My daughter! You have completely ruined me! You have brought me disaster! I made an oath to the Lord, and I cannot break it."
1 Samuel 14:24-46
Now the men of Israel were hard pressed that day, for Saul had made the army agree to this oath: "Cursed be the man who eats food before evening! I will get my vengeance on my enemies!" So no one in the army ate anything.
Proverbs 6:2
if you have been ensnared by the words you have uttered, and have been caught by the words you have spoken,
Proverbs 10:8
The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.
Ecclesiastes 10:11-14
If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.
Mark 6:23-28
He swore to her, "Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom."
Acts 23:14-22
They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, "We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to partake of anything until we have killed Paul.