Lord, don’t let my enemies win.\par Those people are planning bad things.\par But make those bad things happen to them.\par
Proverbs 18:7 - Easy To Read Version When a foolish person talks, he ruins himself. His own words trap him. 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. |
Lord, don’t let my enemies win.\par Those people are planning bad things.\par But make those bad things happen to them.\par
Evil people plan to do bad things\par to other people.\par But God can \{ruin their plans,\}\par and make those bad things\par happen to them.\par Then everyone that sees them\par will shake their heads in amazement.\par
Wise people \{are quiet\} and learn new things. But foolish people talk and bring trouble to themselves.
A wise person obeys when someone tells him to do something. But a fool argues and brings trouble to himself.
An evil person says foolish things and is trapped by his words. But a good person escapes from that kind of trouble.
The person who is careful about the things he says will save his life. But the person who speaks without thinking will be destroyed.
A foolish person’s words cause him trouble. But the words of a wise person protect him.
Wisdom brings true life to people who have it. But fools only learn to be more foolish.
People always want to hear gossip—it is like good food going down into the stomach.
The sins of an evil person will trap him. His sins will be like ropes holding him.
\{If you do,\} then you will be trapped. And you will have trapped yourself with your own words!
When Jephthah saw that his daughter was the first thing to come out of his house, he tore his clothes to show his sadness. Then he said, “Oh, my daughter! You have ruined me! You have made me very, very sad! I made a promise to the Lord, and I cannot change it!”