Proverbs 18:7

7 The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

Proverbs 18:7 in Other Translations

KJV
7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
ESV
7 A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
NLT
7 The mouths of fools are their ruin; they trap themselves with their lips.
MSG
7 Fools are undone by their big mouths; their souls are crushed by their words.
CSB
7 A fool's mouth is his devastation, and his lips are a trap for his life.

Proverbs 18:7 In-Context

5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice.
6 The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.
7 The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
9 One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Psalms 140:9
  • 2. S Psalms 64:8; S Proverbs 10:14; S Proverbs 12:13; S Proverbs 13:3; Ecclesiastes 10:12
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