6 The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth. 7 The mouth of a fool 'is' ruin to him, And his lips 'are' the snare of his soul.
8 The words of a tale-bearer 'are' as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down 'to' the inner parts of the 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!