Proverbs
Proverbs 18:6–7
6A fool’s lips bring him strife,
and his mouth invites a beating.
7A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 18:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A fool’s | כְ֭סִיל | ḵə·sîl | Noun - masculine singular | H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool |
| lips | שִׂפְתֵ֣י | śip̄·ṯê | Noun - feminine dual construct | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| bring him | יָבֹ֣אֽוּ | yā·ḇō·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| strife | בְרִ֑יב | ḇə·rîḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7379 strife, dispute |
| and his mouth | וּ֝פִ֗יו | ū·p̄îw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| invites | יִקְרָֽא׃ | yiq·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| a beating | לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת | lə·ma·hă·lu·mō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural | H4112 blow |
Proverbs 18:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A fool’s | כְ֭סִיל | ḵə·sîl | Noun - masculine singular | H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool |
| mouth | פִּֽי־ | pî- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| is his ruin | מְחִתָּה־ | mə·ḥit·tāh- | Noun - feminine singular | H4288 terror, destruction, ruin |
| and his lips | וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו | ū·śə·p̄ā·ṯāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| a snare | מוֹקֵ֥שׁ | mō·w·qêš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4170 a bait or lure |
| to his soul | נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 18:6 Proverbs 27:3 · Proverbs 22:24–25 · Proverbs 16:27–28
Proverbs 18:7 Proverbs 13:3 · Proverbs 10:14 · Proverbs 12:13 · Psalm 64:8 · Psalm 140:9 · Ecclesiastes 10:11–14 · Proverbs 6:2 · Acts 23:14–22 · Proverbs 10:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.