Proverbios 18:7

7 La boca de los necios es su ruina;
quedan atrapados por sus labios.

Proverbios 18:7 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 18:7

A fool's mouth [is] his destruction
The cause of it; for his contentions, and quarrels, and evil speaking, lawsuits are commenced against him, which bring ruin upon himself and his family now; as well as for his idle and wicked words he will be condemned hereafter, ( Matthew 12:35 ) ; there is a world of iniquity in the mouth and tongue of a wicked man, which bring destruction upon himself and others, ( James 3:6 James 3:8 ) ; and his lips [are] the snare of his soul;
from speaking in his own defence, he says things which should not be said, and by which he is entangled yet more and more; he is caught by his own words and condemned by them; or his loquacity, in which he delights, is a snare unto him to say things which neither become him, nor are for his advantage, but the contrary; see ( Proverbs 12:13 ) .

Proverbios 18:7 In-Context

5 No es correcto absolver al culpable
o negarle la justicia al inocente.

6 Con sus palabras, los necios se meten continuamente en pleitos;
van en busca de una paliza.

7 La boca de los necios es su ruina;
quedan atrapados por sus labios.

8 Los rumores son deliciosos bocaditos
que penetran en lo profundo del corazón.

9 El perezoso es tan malo
como el que destruye cosas.