Proverbs 18:7

Catholic Public Domain Version

The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul.

Cross References

Psalm 140:9

Protect me from the snare that they have set up for me and from the scandals of those who work iniquity.

Psalm 64:8

You stir up the depths of the sea, the noise of its waves. The nations will be troubled,

Proverbs 10:14

The wise store away knowledge. But the mouth of the foolish is a neighbor to confusion.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise of heart accept precepts. The foolish are cut down by the lips.

Proverbs 12:13

For the sins of the lips draw ruin to the evil. But the just shall escape from distress.

Proverbs 13:3

Whoever guards his mouth guards his soul. But whoever gives no consideration to his speech shall experience misfortunes.

Proverbs 14:3

In the mouth of the foolish, there is a rod of arrogance. But the lips of the wise guard them.

Proverbs 16:22

Learning is a fountain of life to one who possesses it. The doctrine of the foolish is senseless.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of the double-tongued seem simple. And they reach even to the interior of the gut. Fear casts down the lazy, but the souls of the effeminate shall go hungry.

Proverbs 5:22

His own iniquities take hold of the impious, and he is bound by the cords of his own sins.

Proverbs 6:2

then you are ensnared by the words of your own mouth, and taken captive by your own words.

Judges 11:35

And upon seeing her, he tore his garments, and he said: "Alas, my daughter! You have cheated me, and you yourself have been cheated. For I opened my mouth to the Lord, and I can do nothing else."