As for the head of those that compass me about,\par\tab Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Proverbs 18:7 - American Standard Version 2015 A fool's mouth is his destruction,\par\tab And his lips are the snare of his soul. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A [self-confident] fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to himself. American Standard Version (1901) A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul. Common English Bible The mouth of fools is their ruin; their lips are a trap for their lives. Catholic Public Domain Version The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul. |
As for the head of those that compass me about,\par\tab Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them:\par\tab All that see them shall wag the head.
Wise men lay up knowledge;\par\tab But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
The wise in heart will receive commandments;\par\tab But a prating fool shall fall.
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man;\par\tab But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; {\i But} he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for {\i his} pride;\par\tab But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it;\par\tab But the correction of fools is {\i their} folly.
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,\par\tab And they go down into the innermost parts.
His own iniquities shall take the wicked,\par\tab And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth,\par\tab Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me; for I have opened my mouth unto Jehovah, and I cannot go back.