Proverbs 18:7

Modern English Version

The mouth of a fool is his undoing; his lips are the snare of his soul.

Cross References

Psalm 140:9

As for the head of those who surround me, let the evil of their lips overwhelm them.

Psalm 64:8

So He will bring ruin to them with their own tongues; all who see them will shake their heads.

Proverbs 10:14

Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool brings destruction near.

Proverbs 10:8

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

Proverbs 12:13

The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous will escape from trouble.

Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth preserves his life, but he who opens wide his lips will come to ruin.

Proverbs 14:3

From the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

Proverbs 16:22

Understanding is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a slanderer are like tasty morsels; they go down into the innermost parts of the heart.

Proverbs 5:22

The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is caught in the cords of his sin.

Proverbs 6:2

you are snared by the words of your mouth; you are taken by the words of your mouth.

Judges 11:35

When he saw her, he ripped up his clothes and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought utter disaster to me. You are my undoing, for I have given my word to the Lord, and I cannot take it back.”