Proverbs 18:7

New English Translation

The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

Cross References

Psalm 140:9

As for the heads of those who surround me – may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

Psalm 64:8

Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,

Proverbs 10:14

Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

Proverbs 12:13

The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

Proverbs 13:3

The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

Proverbs 14:3

In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

Proverbs 16:22

Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down into the person’s innermost being.

Proverbs 5:22

The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.

Proverbs 6:2

if you have been ensnared by the words you have uttered, and have been caught by the words you have spoken,

Judges 11:35

When he saw her, he ripped his clothes and said, “Oh no! My daughter! You have completely ruined me! You have brought me disaster! I made an oath to the Lord, and I cannot break it.”