Verse 6

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:16 : 16 A fool's wrath is immediately known, but a prudent man covers shame.
  • Prov 13:10 : 10 By pride comes only contention, but with the well advised is wisdom.
  • Prov 14:3 : 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
  • Prov 14:16 : 16 A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.
  • Prov 16:27-28 : 27 An ungodly man digs up evil, and in his lips there is like a burning fire. 28 A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
  • Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water, therefore leave off contention before it is meddled with.
  • Prov 19:19 : 19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if you deliver him, yet you must do it again.
  • Prov 19:29 : 29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
  • Prov 20:3 : 3 It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool will be meddling.
  • Prov 22:24-25 : 24 Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man do not go, 25 Lest you learn his ways and get a snare to your soul.
  • Prov 25:24 : 24 It is better to dwell in the corner of a housetop than in a wide house with a contentious woman.
  • Prov 27:3 : 3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's anger is heavier than both.
  • Prov 29:9 : 9 If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no rest.