Proverbs 18:6 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁶ A fool’s lips bring strife, and a fool’s mouth invites a flogging.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for strokes.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ A [self-confident] fool's lips bring contention, and his mouth invites a beating.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

Common English Bible

⁶ The lips of fools make accusations; their mouths elicit beatings.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ The lips of the foolish meddle in disputes. And his mouth provokes conflicts.

Proverbs 18:6 Cross References

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

Proverbs 29:9

If the wise go to law with fools, there is ranting and ridicule without relief.

Proverbs 25:24

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious wife.

Proverbs 20:3

It is honorable to refrain from strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

Proverbs 19:29

Punishments are prepared for scoffers and flogging for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 19:19

A violent-tempered person will pay the penalty; if you effect a rescue, you will only have to do it again.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so stop before the quarrel breaks out.

Proverbs 14:16

The wise are cautious and turn away from evil, but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.

Proverbs 14:3

The talk of fools is a rod for their backs, but the lips of the wise preserve them.

Proverbs 13:10

By insolence the empty-headed person makes strife, but wisdom is with those who take advice.

Proverbs 12:16

Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent ignore an insult.

Proverbs 22:10

Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out; quarreling and abuse will cease.