Proverbs 18:6
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The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.

Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scorners: and striking hammers for the bodies of fools.

Proverbs 22:10
Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out with him, and quarrels and reproaches shall cease.

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The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.

fools

Proverbs 12:16 A fool immediately sheweth his anger: but he that dissembleth injuries is wise.

Proverbs 13:10 Among the proud there are always contentions: but they that do all things with counsel, are ruled by wisdom.

Proverbs 14:16 A wise man feareth, and declineth from evil: the fool leapeth over, and is confident.

Proverbs 16:27,28 The wicked man diggeth evil, and in his lips is a burning fire. . . .

Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: and before he suffereth reproach, he forsaketh judgment.

Proverbs 20:3 It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches.

Proverbs 27:3 A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.

his

Proverbs 14:3 In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them.

Proverbs 19:19 He that is impatient, shall suffer damage: and when he shall take away, he shall add another thing.

Proverbs 22:24-25 Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man: . . .

Proverbs 25:24 It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop: than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.

Proverbs 29:9 If a wise man contend with a fool, whether he be angry, or laugh, he shall find no rest.

Context
The Selfishness of the Unfriendly
5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment. 6The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.7The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.…
Lexicon
A fool’s
כְ֭סִיל (ḵə·sîl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool

lips
שִׂפְתֵ֣י (śip̄·ṯê)
Noun - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 8193: The lip, language, a margin

bring
יָבֹ֣אֽוּ (yā·ḇō·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

strife,
בְרִ֑יב (ḇə·rîḇ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7379: Strife, dispute

and his mouth
וּ֝פִ֗יו (ū·p̄îw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

invites
יִקְרָֽא׃ (yiq·rā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read

a beating.
לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת (lə·ma·hă·lu·mō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4112: Strokes, blows


Additional Translations
A fool’s lips bring strife, and his mouth invites a beating.A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes.

A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

The lips of a fool bring him into troubles, and his bold mouth calls for death.

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.
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