Proverbs 18:6 KJV
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Matthew Henry
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Cross References
- Proverbs 12:16 A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
- Proverbs 13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
- Proverbs 14:3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
- Proverbs 14:16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
- Proverbs 16:27–28 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. …
- Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
- Proverbs 19:19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
- Proverbs 19:29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
- Proverbs 20:3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
- Proverbs 22:24–25 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: …
- Proverbs 25:24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
- Proverbs 27:3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
- Proverbs 29:9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
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Hebrew and Strong’s
- A fool's כְסִיל kĕsîl כְּסִיל Adjective · masculine singular
- lips שִׂפְתֵי śiptê שָׂפָה Noun · feminine dual construct
- enter יָבֹאוּ yābōʾww בּוֹא Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
- into contention בְרִיב bĕrîb רִיב Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition
- and his mouth וּפִיו ûpîw פֶּה Noun · masculine singular construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
- calleth יִקְרָא yiqrāʾ קָרָא Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- for strokes לְמַהֲלֻמוֹת lĕmahălumôt מַהֲלֻמָּה Noun · feminine plural · with preposition
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