Verse 6

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

Referenced Verses

• Prov 12:16 : 16 A fool's vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.
• Prov 13:10 : 10 By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.
• Prov 14:3 : 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
• Prov 14:16 : 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
• Prov 16:27-28 : 27 A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire. 28 A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
• Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is [as] when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
• Prov 19:19 : 19 A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver [him], thou must do it yet again.
• Prov 19:29 : 29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.
• Prov 20:3 : 3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
• Prov 22:24-25 : 24 Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: 25 Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.
• Prov 25:24 : 24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
• Prov 27:3 : 3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
• Prov 29:9 : 9 If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.