Verse 6

A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 12:16 : 16 A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.
• Prov 13:10 : 10 The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
• Prov 14:3 : 3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
• Prov 14:16 : 16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
• Prov 16:27-28 : 27 A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire. 28 A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.
• Prov 17:14 : 14 The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.
• Prov 19:19 : 19 A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.
• Prov 19:29 : 29 Rods are being made ready for the man of pride, and blows for the back of the foolish.
• Prov 20:3 : 3 It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
• Prov 22:24-25 : 24 Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man: 25 For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul.
• Prov 25:24 : 24 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
• Prov 27:3 : 3 A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.
• Prov 29:9 : 9 If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.