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Proverbs 18:7

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7A afool’s mouth is his ruin,

And his lips are the snare of his soul.

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Cross references

  1. aPs 64:8; 140:9; Prov 10:14; 12:13; 13:3; Eccl 10:12

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A fool’s mouth is his ruin,

and his lips are a snare to his soul.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The mouths of fools are their undoing,

and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A fool’s mouth is his devastation,

and his lips are a trap for his life.

NLTNew Living Translation

The mouths of fools are their ruin;

they trap themselves with their lips.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The mouth of a fool is ruin to him,

and his lips are a snare to his soul.

KJV 1900King James Version

A fool’s mouth is his destruction,

And his lips are the snare of his soul.