The King James Version Bible

Proverbs 18:6

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

Cross References

  1. A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
  2. Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
  3. In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
  4. A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
  5. An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
  6. The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
  7. A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
  8. Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
  9. It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
  10. Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
  11. It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
  12. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
  13. If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.