Proverbs 18:7
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.
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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!