Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and his mouth provokes a beating.
New American Standard Bible
And his mouth calls for
King James Version
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
International Standard Version
A fool's words bring strife, and his mouth invites fighting.
A Conservative Version
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for stripes.
American Standard Version
A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.
Amplified
A fool’s lips bring contention and strife,
And his mouth invites a beating.
Bible in Basic English
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
Darby Translation
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.
Julia Smith Translation
The lips of the foolish one will come into contention, and his mouth will call for blows.
King James 2000
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging.
Modern King James verseion
A fool's lips enter into argument, and his mouth calls for strokes.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A fool's lips are ever brawling, and his mouth provoketh unto battle.
NET Bible
The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.
New Heart English Bible
A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
The Emphasized Bible
the lips of a dullard, enter into contention, and his mouth, for blows, crieth out.
Webster
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
World English Bible
A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
Youngs Literal Translation
The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.
Themes
Contention » Whose lips enter into contention
Contentiousness » The contentious spirit
Dissention » The contentious spirit
Fools » Characteristics of » Contentiousness
Topics
Interlinear
Saphah
Peh
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 18:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
How Fools Live
5
by perverting the justice due the innocent.
and his mouth provokes a beating.
and his lips are a trap for his life.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 12:16
but whoever ignores an insult is sensible.
Proverbs 13:10
but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.
Proverbs 14:3
but the lips of the wise protect them.
Proverbs 14:16
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.
Proverbs 16:27-28
and his speech is like a scorching fire.
Proverbs 17:14
stop the dispute before it breaks out.
Proverbs 19:19
if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:29
and beatings for the backs of fools.
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Proverbs 20:3
but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.
Proverbs 22:24-25
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered man,
Proverbs 25:24
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Proverbs 27:3
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Proverbs 29:9
there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.