Proverbs 18:7

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

A fool’s mouth is his devastation, and his lips are a trap for his life.

Cross References

Proverbs 13:3

The one who guards his mouth protects his life; the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Proverbs 12:13

By rebellious speech an evil person is trapped, but a righteous person escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 10:14

The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.

Proverbs 6:2

you have been snared by the words of your mouth – trapped by the words from your mouth.

Proverbs 10:8

A wise heart accepts commands, but foolish lips will be destroyed.

Judges 11:35

When he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, ‘No! Not my daughter! You have devastated me! You have brought great misery on me.  I have given my word to the Lord and cannot take it back.’

Proverbs 18:8

A gossip’s words are like delicacies that go down to one’s innermost being.  ,

Proverbs 5:22

A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him; he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.

Proverbs 14:3

The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline, but the lips of the wise protect them.

Proverbs 16:22

Insight is a fountain of life  for its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.