7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Other Translations of Proverbs 18:7

New International Version

7 The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

English Standard Version

7 A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

The Message

7 Fools are undone by their big mouths; their souls are crushed by their words.

New King James Version

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

New Living Translation

7 The mouths of fools are their ruin; they trap themselves with their lips.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 18:7

Commentary on Proverbs 18:6-7

(Read Proverbs 18:6-7)

What mischief bad men do to themselves by their ungoverned tongues!