Proverbs 18:6 - English Standard Version 2016

⁶ A fool’s lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for strokes.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ A [self-confident] fool's lips bring contention, and his mouth invites a beating.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

Common English Bible

⁶ The lips of fools make accusations; their mouths elicit beatings.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ The lips of the foolish meddle in disputes. And his mouth provokes conflicts.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.

Proverbs 18:6 Marejeleo ya Msalaba

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 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, 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.