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Proverbs 18:6
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Proverbs 18:6
6A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
6A fooles lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 18:6
A person lacking wisdom or moral understanding; as a verb, to act foolishly or deceive.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
contention
Strife in words or debate; quarrel; angry contest; controversy.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The opening used for eating and speaking; also an opening, edge, command, or testimony by extension.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Blows or acts of striking, whether by hand, weapon, rod, whip, or other force.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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Open the full verse study3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
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Open the full verse study27An 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.
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Open the full verse study24Make 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.
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Open the full verse study16A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
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Open the full verse study10Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
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Open the full verse study16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
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Open the full verse study3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
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Open the full verse study14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
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Open the full verse study19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
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Open the full verse study29Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
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Open the full verse study3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
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Open the full verse study24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
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Open the full verse study9If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
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