Proverbs 18:7

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 18:7

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

A fool’s mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.

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WEB

World English Bible

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 18

⁵ Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

⁶ A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

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

⁸ The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

⁹ Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.

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