Proverbs 18:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׂפְתֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל יָבֹ֣אֽוּ בְרִ֑יב וּ֝פִ֗יו לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא׃

Transliteration

śip̄ṯê ḵəsîl yāḇōʾû in-rîḇ and-p̄îw to-mahălumôṯ yiqrāʾ

Grammar Details

*śip̄ṯê*: noun, feminine dual construct - lips of
*ḵəsîl*: noun, masculine singular - fool/stupid person
*yāḇōʾû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - enter/come into
*rîḇ*: noun, masculine singular - dispute/controversy/strife
*p̄îw*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth
*mahălumôṯ*: noun, feminine plural - blows/beatings/strokes
*yiqrāʾ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - calls/invites

Word Meanings

*śip̄ṯê*: lips/speech/words
*ḵəsîl*: fool/stupid person/dullard
*rîḇ*: dispute/controversy/strife/quarrel/legal case
*mahălumôṯ*: blows/beatings/strokes/punishments
*yiqrāʾ*: calls/invites/summons/calls for

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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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.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 18:7
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7A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
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12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
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Prov 10:18-19
2 verses
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18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
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Prov 26:3-7
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3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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Prov 29:11
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Prov 10:13-14
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13In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
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Prov 15:7
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Prov 14:7
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7Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.
Prov 17:10
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Prov 12:15-16
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Prov 23:9
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Prov 18:2
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Prov 19:29
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29Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.
Prov 15:14
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14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.
Prov 26:9
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9[ As] a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Prov 10:21
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Prov 16:23
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23The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
Prov 24:7
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Prov 10:8
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Prov 13:16
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16Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth [his] folly.
Prov 19:1
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Eccl 10:3
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Prov 20:3
73%
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Prov 12:23
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Prov 19:3
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Prov 17:28
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Prov 17:20
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Prov 21:23
73%
23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.
Prov 14:17
72%
17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.
Prov 17:7
72%
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Job 15:6
72%
6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
Prov 30:32
72%
32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, [Lay] thy hand upon thy mouth.
Prov 10:10
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Prov 17:4
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Prov 17:25
72%
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Prov 4:24
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24Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.
Prov 29:9
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