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Contention » Whose lips enter into contention
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows. The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
Destruction » What destroys people
The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.
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The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
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By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.
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For we came into the world with nothing, and we are not able to take anything out; But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough. But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction.
Fools » Lips of, a snare to the soul
The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
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Snares » What is a snare
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows. The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
Now the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, *** I took you out of Egypt, guiding you into the land which I gave by an oath to your fathers; and I said, My agreement with you will never be broken by me: And you are to make no agreement with the people of this land; you are to see that their altars are broken down: but you have not given ear to my voice: what have you done? And so I have said, I will not send them out from before you; but they will be a danger to you, and their gods will be a cause of falling to you.
But they were joined to the nations, learning their works. And they gave worship to images; which were a danger to them:
And you are to send destruction on all the peoples which the Lord your God gives into your hands; have no pity on them, and do not give worship to their gods; for that will be a cause of sin to you.
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I will let the limits of your land be from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the waste land to the river Euphrates: for I will give the people of those lands into your power; and you will send them out before you. Make no agreement with them or with their gods. Let them not go on living in your land, or they will make you do evil against me: for if you give worship to their gods, it will certainly be a cause of sin to you.
Take care to do the orders which I give you today; I will send out from before you the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite. But take care, and do not make any agreement with the people of the land where you are going, for it will be a cause of sin to you.
So keep watch on yourselves, and see that you have love for the Lord your God. For if you go back, joining yourselves to the rest of these nations who are still among you, getting married to them and living with them and they with you: Then you may be certain that the Lord your God will not go on driving these nations out from before you; but they will become a danger and a cause of sin to you, a whip for your sides and thorns in your eyes, till you are cut off from this good land which the Lord your God has given you.
It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.
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Speaking » Folly in
And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said. For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows. The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.
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Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.
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Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
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A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.
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He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
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Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
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The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.
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To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.
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A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.
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Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
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Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
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The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.
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And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.
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The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.
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In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
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If only you would keep quiet, it would be a sign of wisdom!
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May words which are like the wind be stopped? or what is troubling you to make answer to them? It would not be hard for me to say such things if your souls were in my soul's place; joining words together against you, and shaking my head at you:
Who is this who makes the purpose of God dark by words without knowledge?
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Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
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Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.
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The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime. The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?
Speech/communication » The mouth of a fool
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows. The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.
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A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.
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Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
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Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
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The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.
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In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
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The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction. The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime. The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?