Proverbs 18:7

A Conservative Version

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

Cross References

Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth keeps his life. He who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

Proverbs 12:13

A wicked man is snared by the transgression of [his] lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

Proverbs 10:14

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a foolish man is a present destruction.

Psalm 140:9

As for the head of those who encompass me around, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Psalm 64:8

So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them. All who see them shall wag the head.

Proverbs 6:2

thou are snared with the words of thy mouth, thou are taken with the words of thy mouth.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.

Judges 11:35

And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! Thou have brought me very low, and thou are one of those who trouble me, for I have opened my mouth to LORD, and I cannot go back.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts.

Proverbs 5:22

His own iniquities shall take a wicked man, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin.

Proverbs 14:3

In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

Proverbs 16:22

Understanding is a well-spring of life to him who has it, but the correction of fools is folly.