箴言 18:6

6 愚 昧 人 張 嘴 啟 爭 端 , 開 口 招 鞭 打 。

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箴言 18:6 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 18:6

A fool's lips enter into contention
That is, between others, when he has nothing to do with it; but he must be meddling, and make himself a party in the contention, which is an argument of his folly; he says things which occasion disputes, raise contentions among men, and provoke to wrath and anger. The Septuagint version is, "the lips of a fool lead him to evils": for, as they lead him to contention and strife, the issue of that is confusion and every evil work; and his mouth calleth for strokes:
as he stirs up and encourages contention, so he proceeds to blows, and excites others to them; from words he goes to blows, and, by the ill and provoking language of his mouth, gets many a blow to himself. Jarchi seems to understand it of chastisement, from the hand of God; see ( Proverbs 26:3 ) .

箴言 18:6 In-Context

4 人 口 中 的 言 語 如 同 深 水 ; 智 慧 的 泉 源 好 像 湧 流 的 河 水 。
5 瞻 徇 惡 人 的 情 面 , 偏 斷 義 人 的 案 件 , 都 為 不 善 。
6 愚 昧 人 張 嘴 啟 爭 端 , 開 口 招 鞭 打 。
7 愚 昧 人 的 口 自 取 敗 壞 ; 他 的 嘴 是 他 生 命 的 網 羅 。
8 傳 舌 人 的 言 語 如 同 美 食 , 深 入 人 的 心 腹 。
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