Proverbs 18:6

Proverbs chapter 18 · verse 6 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

King James Version · 1611

A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

American Standard Version · 1901

A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

v.5To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Norto turn aside the righteous in judgment.

v.6This passage

v.7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Proverbs 29:9
If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.
Proverbs 22:24
Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:
Proverbs 19:19
A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.
Proverbs 12:16
A fool’s vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.
Proverbs 14:3
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod forhispride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife isas when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.