Proverbs 18:7

New International Version

The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

Cross References

Psalm 140:9

Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.

Psalm 64:8

He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

Proverbs 10:14

The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.

Proverbs 12:13

Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.

Proverbs 13:3

Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

Proverbs 14:3

A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

Proverbs 16:22

Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

Proverbs 5:22

The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast.

Proverbs 6:2

you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth.

Judges 11:35

When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, “Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me down and I am devastated. I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.”