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Proverbs 18

Prov. 18:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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A fool’s
kciyl (Hebrew #3684)
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
KJV usage: fool(-ish).
Pronounce: kes-eel'
Origin: from 3688
mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
is hisa destruction
mchittah (Hebrew #4288)
properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation
KJV usage: destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.
Pronounce: mekh-it-taw'
Origin: from 2846
, and his lips
saphah (Hebrew #8193)
probably from 5595 or 8192 through the idea of termination (compare 5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
KJV usage: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, ((sea-))shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
Pronounce: saw-faw'
Origin: or (in dual and plural) sepheth {sef-eth'}
are the snare
mowqesh (Hebrew #4170)
from 3369; a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively): by implication, a hook (for the nose)
KJV usage: be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.
Pronounce: mo-kashe'
Origin: or moqesh {mo-kashe'}
of his soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
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Eccl. 10:12• 12The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious,{HR}But the lips of a fool swallow him up. (Eccl. 10:12)

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Destruction,
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Soul; Spirit

Cross References

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his destruction.
Prov. 10:8,14• 8The wise in heart receiveth commandments;{HR}But the foolish of lips shall fall.
 14The wise lay up knowledge;{HR}But the mouth of the fool [is] near destruction. (Prov. 10:8,14)
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Prov. 12:13• 13In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare;{HR}But a righteous [man] shall come out of trouble. (Prov. 12:13)
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Prov. 13:3• 3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul;{HR}He that openeth wide his lips [shall have] destruction. (Prov. 13:3)
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Eccl. 10:11‑14• 11If the serpent bite without enchantment,{HR}Then the master of the tongue hath no profit.
 12The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious,{HR}But the lips of a fool swallow him up.
 13The beginning of his mouth's words is foolishness,{HR}And the end of his mouth mischievous madness.
 14But a fool multiplieth words.{HR}Man knoweth not what shall be;{HR}And what shall be after, who telleth him? (Eccl. 10:11‑14)
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Prov. 6:2• 2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth,{HR}Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. (Prov. 6:2)
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Judg. 11:35• 35{i}And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his garments, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me; for I have opened my mouth to Jehovah, and I cannot go back.{/i} (Judg. 11:35)
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1 Sam. 14:24‑46• 24{i}But{/i} the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. {i}So none of the people tasted food.{/i}
 25{i}And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey on the ground.{/i}
 26{i}And the people had come into the wood, and behold, the honey flowed; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.{/i}
 27{i}But{/i} Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.
 28Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.
 29Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
 30How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies which they found? {i}for would there not now have been a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?{/i}
 31{i}And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Ajalon; and the people were very faint.{/i}
 32{i}And the people fell on the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slaughtered them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood.{/i}
 33They told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against Jehovah, {i}in that they eat with the blood{/i}. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.
 34And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against Jehovah in eating with the blood. {i}And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slaughtered them there.{/i}
 35{i}And Saul{/i} built an altar unto Jehovah: the same was the first altar that he built unto Jehovah.
 36{i}And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and plunder them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever is good in thy sight{/i}. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.
 37And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? {i}But he did not answer him that day{/i}.
 38And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
 39For, as Jehovah liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. {i}And no one answered him among all the people.{/i}
 40{i}Then said he to all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do what is good in thy sight.{/i}
 41{i}And Saul said to Jehovah the God of Israel, Give a perfect testimony! And Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people escaped.{/i}
 42{i}And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.{/i}
 43Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.
 44And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.
 45And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid; as Jehovah liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. {i}So the people delivered Jonathan, that he died not.{/i}
 46{i}And Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.{/i} (1 Sam. 14:24‑46)
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Mark 6:23‑28• 23{i}And he swore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me I will give thee, to half of my kingdom.{/i}
 24{i}And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.{/i}
 25{i}And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked, saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the Baptist.{/i}
 26{i}And the king, [while] made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with [him] would not break his word with her.{/i}
 27{i}And immediately the king, having sent one of the guard, ordered his head to be brought. And he went out and beheaded him in the prison,{/i}
 28{i}and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.{/i} (Mark 6:23‑28)
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Acts 23:14‑22• 14who therefore came to the high priests and the elders, and said, We have put ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
 15Now therefore do ye, with the council, signify to the commander that he bring him down unto you as though ye would judge his cause more exactly. But we, before he come near, are ready to slay him.
 16But Paul's sister's son heard of the ambush, and having come and entered into the castle, he reported it to Paul.
 17And Paul called to [him] one of the centurions and said, Bring this young man to the commander; for he hath something to report to him.
 18He therefore took and brought him to the commander, and saith, The prisoner Paul called me to [him] and asked me to bring this young man to thee, as he hath something to say to thee.
 19And the commander took him by the hand, and going aside privately asked, What is that which you have to report to me?
 20And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul tomorrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat more exactly concerning him.
 21Do not thou therefore yield to them, for there lie in ambush for him more than forty men of them, who put themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink, till they have slain him; and now they are ready looking for the promise from thee.
 22So the commander let the young man go, charging him, Tell no man that thou didst show these things unto me. (Acts 23:14‑22)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A fool’s mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

W. Kelly Translation

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A fool’s mouth [is] his destruction,{HR}And his lips [are] a snare to his soul.