Proverbs 18:7 - Tree of Life Version

⁷ A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ A [self-confident] fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to himself.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

Common English Bible

⁷ The mouth of fools is their ruin; their lips are a trap for their lives.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul.

Proverbs 18:7 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 140:9

Grant not, Adonai, the desires of the wicked. Do not let their evil plan succeed, or they will exalt themselves. Selah

Psalm 64:8

But God will shoot them with an arrow— suddenly their wounds will appear.

Proverbs 10:14

Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool is near ruin.

Proverbs 10:8

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

Proverbs 12:13

An evil one is ensnared by the sin of lips, but the righteous one escapes trouble.

Proverbs 13:3

He who watches his mouth protects his life, but whoever opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 14:3

In the mouth of a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

Proverbs 16:22

Insight is a fountain of life to one who has it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a gossip are tasty morsels, going down into one’s innermost being.

Proverbs 5:22

The iniquities of a wicked man will ensnare him. The cords of his sin will hold him down.

Proverbs 6:2

if you are trapped by your own words, ensnared by the words of your mouth,

Judges 11:35

Upon seeing her, he tore his clothes and said, “Alas, my daughter! You made me bow down in grief—you’ve made me miserable! For I have opened my mouth to Adonai, and I cannot take it back.”