Old Testament · VERSE 7

Proverbs 18:7

King James Version

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

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Proverbs 18:7 in context

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.

Proverbs 18:7SELECTED VERSE

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

Proverbs 18:8

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

Proverbs 18:9

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

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