Proverbs 18:7
World English Bible (WEB)
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
In context
5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
6 A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
9 One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
Proverbs 18:7 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
- KJV King James Version
- A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
- ASV American Standard Version
- A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
- DBY Darby Translation
- A fool's mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
- WBS Webster Bible
- A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.