Proverbs 18:6 · KJV
“A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.”
— Proverbs 18:6
{It is} not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
A fool's mouth {is} his destruction, and his lips {are} the snare of his soul.
Proverbs 18 — Context
The words of a man's mouth {are as} deep waters, {and} the wellspring of wisdom {as} a flowing brook.
5{It is} not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7A fool's mouth {is} his destruction, and his lips {are} the snare of his soul.
8The words of a talebearer {are} as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. {talebearer: or, whisperer} {as wounds: or, like as when men are wounded} {most...: Heb. chambers}
Cross References
Proverbs 27:3
A stone {is} heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath {is} heavier than them both. {heavy: Heb. heaviness}
Proverbs 16:27-28
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips {there is} as a burning fire. {An...: Heb. A man of Belial}
Proverbs 22:24-25
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Proverbs 12:16
A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent {man} covereth shame. {presently: Heb. in that day}
Proverbs 29:9
{If} a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, {there is} no rest.
Proverbs 19:19
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver {him}, yet thou must do it again. {do: Heb. add}
Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Proverbs 20:3
{It is} an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.