Zhēnyán 18:7

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

Zhēnyán 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 ) .

Zhēnyán 18:7 In-Context

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 .

9 Zuò gōng xièdaì de , yǔ làngfeì rén wèi dìxiōng .