6 Fools' words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating. 7 The mouths of fools are their ruin; they trap themselves with their lips.

8 Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one's heart.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 18:6-8

Commentary on Proverbs 18:6-7

(Read Proverbs 18:6-7)

What mischief bad men do to themselves by their ungoverned tongues!

Commentary on Proverbs 18:8

(Read Proverbs 18:8)

How base are those that sow contention! and what fatal effects may be expected from small beginnings of jealousy!