Proverbs 18:7
A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
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Proverbs 10:8, 14
A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin. . . .

Proverbs 12:13
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Ecclesiastes 10:11-14
If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer. . . .

his lips

Proverbs 6:2
if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,

Judges 11:35
As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, "No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back."

1 Samuel 14:24
Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, "Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies." So none of the troops tasted any food.

Mark 5:23-28
and pleaded with Him urgently, "My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live." . . .

Acts 23:14
They went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A fool's mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

King James Bible
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A fool's mouth is his devastation, and his lips are a trap for his life.

International Standard Version
A fool's mouth is his unraveling, and his lips entrap himself.

NET Bible
The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The mouth of the fool is ruin to his soul, and by his lips his soul is caught.
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