Proverbs 18:7
ContextNET © | The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life. 1 |
NIV © | A fool’s mouth is his undoing, and his lips are a snare to his soul. |
NASB © | A fool’s mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul. |
NLT © | The mouths of fools are their ruin; their lips get them into trouble. |
MSG © | Fools are undone by their big mouths; their souls are crushed by their words. |
BBE © | The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul. |
NRSV © | The mouths of fools are their ruin, and their lips a snare to themselves. |
NKJV © | A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul. |
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NET © | The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life. 1 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “his soul” (so KJV, NASB, NIV). sn What a fool says can ruin him. Calamity and misfortune can come to a person who makes known his lack of wisdom by what he says. It may be that his words incite anger, or merely reveal stupidity; in either case, he is in trouble. |