Proverbs 18:7
The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
In context
4 The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice. 6 The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating. 7 The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives. 8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
9 One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys. 10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 18:7 in the KJV
A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 18:7 in the ESV
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.