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Proverbs 18:7 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

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

Proverbs 18:7

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5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

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

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

8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

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From This Chapter

Proverbs 18:1

"Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom."

Proverbs 18:2

"A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself."

Proverbs 18:3

"When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach."

Proverbs 18:4

"The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook."

Proverbs 18:5

"It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment."

Proverbs 18:6

"A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes."

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