Proverbs 18:6

The English Standar Version

A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:16

The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.

Proverbs 13:10

By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.

Proverbs 14:16

One who is wise is cautious[4] and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.

Proverbs 14:3

By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back,[1] but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

Proverbs 19:19

A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.

Proverbs 19:29

Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and beating for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 20:3

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

Proverbs 22:10

Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease.

Proverbs 25:24

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.