King James Version
Proverbs 18:6 in the King James Version says “A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.”
Proverbs 18:6 · KJV
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. talebearer: or, whisperer as wounds: or, like as when men are wounded most: Heb. chambers
KJV Study — Public Domain
“lips”
H8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
“and his mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
“calleth”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
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