Verse 6

The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 12:16 : 16 The fool -- in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.
• Prov 13:10 : 10 A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled `is' wisdom.
• Prov 14:3 : 3 In the mouth of a fool `is' a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
• Prov 14:16 : 16 The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
• Prov 16:27-28 : 27 A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips -- as a burning fire. 28 A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.
• Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of contention `is' a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.
• Prov 19:19 : 19 A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add.
• Prov 19:29 : 29 Judgments have been prepared for scorners, And stripes for the back of fools!
• Prov 20:3 : 3 An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.
• Prov 22:24-25 : 24 Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in, 25 Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.
• Prov 25:24 : 24 Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than `with' a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
• Prov 27:3 : 3 A stone `is' heavy, and the sand `is' heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.
• Prov 29:9 : 9 A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.