Proverbs 18:7

Easy To Read Version

When a foolish person talks, he ruins himself. His own words trap him.

Cross References

Psalm 140:9

Lord, don’t let my enemies win.\par Those people are planning bad things.\par But make those bad things happen to them.\par

Psalm 64:8

Evil people plan to do bad things\par to other people.\par But God can \{ruin their plans,\}\par and make those bad things\par happen to them.\par Then everyone that sees them\par will shake their heads in amazement.\par

Proverbs 10:14

Wise people \{are quiet\} and learn new things. But foolish people talk and bring trouble to themselves.

Proverbs 10:8

A wise person obeys when someone tells him to do something. But a fool argues and brings trouble to himself.

Proverbs 12:13

An evil person says foolish things and is trapped by his words. But a good person escapes from that kind of trouble.

Proverbs 13:3

The person who is careful about the things he says will save his life. But the person who speaks without thinking will be destroyed.

Proverbs 14:3

A foolish person’s words cause him trouble. But the words of a wise person protect him.

Proverbs 16:22

Wisdom brings true life to people who have it. But fools only learn to be more foolish.

Proverbs 18:8

People always want to hear gossip—it is like good food going down into the stomach.

Proverbs 5:22

The sins of an evil person will trap him. His sins will be like ropes holding him.

Proverbs 6:2

\{If you do,\} then you will be trapped. And you will have trapped yourself with your own words!

Judges 11:35

When Jephthah saw that his daughter was the first thing to come out of his house, he tore his clothes to show his sadness. Then he said, “Oh, my daughter! You have ruined me! You have made me very, very sad! I made a promise to the Lord, and I cannot change it!”