Proverbs 18:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:16 : 16 A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.
  • Prov 13:10 : 10 With pride comes only contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
  • Prov 14:3 : 3 In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.
  • Prov 14:16 : 16 A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
  • Prov 16:27-28 : 27 A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire. 28 A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.
  • Prov 17:14 : 14 Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; abandon strife before it breaks out!
  • Prov 19:19 : 19 A person with great anger bears the penalty, but if you deliver him from it once, you will have to do it again.
  • Prov 19:29 : 29 Penalties have been prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.
  • Prov 20:3 : 3 It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.
  • Prov 22:24-25 : 24 Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person, 25 lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
  • Prov 25:24 : 24 It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.
  • Prov 27:3 : 3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.
  • Prov 29:9 : 9 When a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 18:7
    88%

    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
    2 verses
    81%

    12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

    13At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,

  • Prov 14:3
    80%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 15:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    77%

    18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

    19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

  • Prov 26:3-7
    5 verses
    77%

    3A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

    6Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

    7Like legs dangle uselessly from the lame, so a proverb dangles in the mouth of fools.

  • Prov 29:11
    76%

    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks sense will be disciplined.

    14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

  • Prov 15:7
    75%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

  • Prov 14:7
    75%

    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

  • Prov 17:10
    75%

    10A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

    16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.

  • Prov 23:9
    75%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 18:2
    75%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

  • Prov 19:29
    75%

    29Penalties have been prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

    14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 26:9
    74%

    9Like a thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, so a proverb has gone up into the mouth of a fool.

  • Prov 10:21
    74%

    21The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of sense.

  • Prov 16:23
    74%

    23A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.

  • Prov 24:7
    74%

    7Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 10:8
    74%

    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 13:16
    74%

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 19:1
    74%

    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

  • Eccl 10:3
    74%

    3Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

  • Prov 20:3
    73%

    3It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.

  • Prov 12:23
    73%

    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 19:3
    73%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 15:5
    73%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 17:28
    73%

    28Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.

  • Prov 10:31
    73%

    31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

  • Prov 17:20
    73%

    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

  • Prov 21:23
    73%

    23The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

  • Prov 14:17
    72%

    17A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.

  • Prov 17:7
    72%

    7Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

  • Job 15:6
    72%

    6Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your own lips testify against you.

  • Prov 30:32
    72%

    32If you have done foolishly by exalting yourself or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth!

  • Prov 10:10
    72%

    10The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • Prov 17:25
    72%

    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 4:24
    72%

    24Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.

  • Prov 29:9
    72%

    9When a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.