World English Bible
"A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings."
— Proverbs 18:6, World English Bible
“A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.”
“A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes. ”
“The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.”
“The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.”
“A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.”
“A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.”
When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.
One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.