Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul. his destruction Proverbs 10:8,14 He that walketh sincerely, walketh confidently: but he that perverteth his ways, shall be manifest. . . . Proverbs 12:13 For the sins of the lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil man: but the just shall escape out of distress. Proverbs 13:3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his soul: but he that hath no guard on his speech shall meet with evils. Ecclesiastes 10:11-14 If a serpent bite in silence, he is nothing better that backbiteth secretly. . . . his lips Proverbs 6:2 Do, therefore, my son, what I say, and deliver thyself: because thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour. Run about, make haste, stir up thy friend: Judges 11:35 And when he saw her, he rent his garments, and said: Alas! my daughter, thou hast deceived me, and thou thyself art deceived: for I have opened my mouth to the Lord, and I can do no other thing. 1 Samuel 14:24 And the men of Israel were joined together that day: and Saul adjured the people, saying: Cursed be the man that shall eat food till evening, till I be revenged of my enemies. So none of the people tasted any food. Mark 5:23-28 And he besought him much, saying: My daughter is at the point of death, come, lay thy hand upon her, that she may be safe, and may live. . . . Acts 23:14 Who came to the chief priests and the ancients and said: We have bound ourselves under a great curse that we will eat nothing till we have slain Paul. Context The Selfishness of the Unfriendly…6The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels. 7The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.8The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.… Cross References Psalm 64:8 And their tongues against them are made weak. All that saw them were troubled; Psalm 140:9 The head of them compassing me about: the labour of their lips shall overwhelm them. Proverbs 10:14 The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty. Proverbs 12:13 For the sins of the lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil man: but the just shall escape out of distress. Proverbs 13:3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his soul: but he that hath no guard on his speech shall meet with evils. Proverbs 18:8 The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry. Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong. Lexicon A fool’sכְ֭סִיל (ḵə·sîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool mouth פִּֽי־ (pî-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to is his ruin, מְחִתָּה־ (mə·ḥit·tāh-) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4288: A dissolution, a ruin, consternation and his lips וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו (ū·śə·p̄ā·ṯāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8193: The lip, language, a margin [are] a snare מוֹקֵ֥שׁ (mō·w·qêš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4170: A bait or lure, a snare to his soul. נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ (nap̄·šōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion Additional Translations A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul. A fool's mouth is ruin to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul. A fool's mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul. The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, And his lips are the snare of his soul. Jump to Previous Destruction Fool Foolish Fool's Lips Mouth Net Ruin Snare Soul UndoingJump to Next Destruction Fool Foolish Fool's Lips Mouth Net Ruin Snare Soul UndoingExternal Links Proverbs 18:7 NIVProverbs 18:7 NLT Proverbs 18:7 ESV Proverbs 18:7 NASB Proverbs 18:7 ASV Proverbs 18:7 Bible Apps Proverbs 18:7 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 18:7 Chinese Bible Proverbs 18:7 French Bible Proverbs 18:7 German Bible Alphabetical: A and are fool's his is lips mouth of ruin snare soul the to undoing OT Poetry: Proverbs 18:7 A fool's mouth is his destruction (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |