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Proverbs 18:7 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Proverbs 18:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 18 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.”
Proverbs 18:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 18:7
The Hebrew word for 'fool' (כְּסִיל/kesil) denotes not intellectual deficiency but moral obstinacy—one who rejects wisdom and divine instruction. The parallel structure intensifies the warning: 'mouth is his destruction' (מְחִתָּה/mechittah, ruin) and 'lips are the snare' (מוֹקֵשׁ/moqesh, trap). The fool's speech becomes a self-destructive mechanism. James 3:6 echoes this truth: 'the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity.' Unlike the wise whose words bring life (Proverbs 10:11), the fool's speech ensnares his own soul (נֶפֶשׁ/nephesh, the whole person). This reveals divine justice embedded in ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 18:7
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“He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.”
“but the righteous shall come out of trouble.”
“but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.”
“So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.”
“let the mischief of their own lips cover them.”
“then is there no profit for the charmer's tongue.”
“Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth”
“but a chattering fool will fall.”
“and said”
“when he saw her”