Zhēnyán 18:6

6 Yúmeì rén zhāng zuǐqǐ zhēng duān , kāikǒu zhāo biāndǎ .

Zhēnyán 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 ) .

Zhēnyán 18:6 In-Context

4 Rénkǒu zhōng de yányǔ , rútóng shēn shuǐ . zhìhuì de quányuán , hǎoxiàng yǒng liú de hé shuǐ .

5 Zhān xùn è rén de qíngmian , piān duàn yì rén de ànjiàn , dōu wèi bù shàn .

6 Yúmeì rén zhāng zuǐqǐ zhēng duān , kāikǒu zhāo biāndǎ .

7 Yúmeì rén de kǒu , zì qǔ baìhuaì . tāde zuǐ, shì tā shēngmìng de wǎngluó .

8 Chuán shé rén de yányǔ , rútóng mĕi shí , shēn rù rén de xīn fù .