Proverbs 18:7

New King James Version

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And 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 cover them;

Psalm 64:8

So He will make them stumble over their own tongue; All who see them shall flee away.

Proverbs 10:14

Wise people store up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

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 come through trouble.

Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

Proverbs 14:3

In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.

Proverbs 16:22

Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it. But the correction of fools is folly.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.

Proverbs 5:22

His own iniquities entrap the wicked man, 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

And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low! You are among those who trouble me! For I have given my word to the Lord, and I cannot go back on it.”