A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. Cross References Psalm 64:8 They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads. Psalm 140:9 May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused. Proverbs 10:14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction. 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. Proverbs 18:8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being. Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him. Treasury of Scripture A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. his destruction Proverbs 10:8,14 Proverbs 12:13 Proverbs 13:3 his lips Proverbs 6:2 Judges 11:35 1 Samuel 14:24 |