Proverbs 18:6
“A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.”
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Cross-References
“It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.”
“Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.”
“He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.”
“Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.”
“Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.”