Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Contention » Whose lips enter into contention
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Contentiousness » The contentious spirit
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
Dissention » The contentious spirit
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
Fools » Characteristics of » Contentiousness
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Fools » Are » Contentious
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Snares » What is a snare
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this? Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.
And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.
And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee. Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.
Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God. Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.
Speaking » Folly in
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest? I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
Speech/communication » The mouth of a fool
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
Strife » Fools engage in
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.