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Proverbs 18:6

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A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
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  1. Proverbs 27:3Rank 1 from verse 6
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    3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

  2. Proverbs 16:27–28Rank 2 from verse 6
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    27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

    28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

  3. Proverbs 22:24–25Rank 3 from verse 6
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    24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

    25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

  4. Proverbs 12:16Rank 4 from verse 6
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    16A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

  5. Proverbs 13:10Rank 5 from verse 6
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    10Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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Proverbs 18:6

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fool

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Sense 1: A person lacking wisdom or moral understanding. Sense 2: As a verb, to act foolishly or deceive.

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lips

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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.

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enter

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To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

6A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

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7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

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