Proverbs 18:6
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
A fooles lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
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- Proverbs 27:3Rank 1 from verse 6
- Proverbs 16:27–28Rank 2 from verse 6
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.
27†An vngodly man diggeth vp euill: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28*†A froward man soweth strife; & a whisperer separateth chiefe friends.
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Proverbs 18:6
Sense 1: A person lacking wisdom or moral understanding. Sense 2: As a verb, to act foolishly or deceive.
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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.
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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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contention
Strife, dispute, quarrelling, rivalry, or opposition.
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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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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.
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Blows or acts of striking.
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contension
Strife, dispute, quarrelling, rivalry, or opposition.
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18:5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
18:5* It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to ouerthrowe the righteous in iudgement.
18:6A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
18:6A fooles lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Selected passage18:7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
18:7*A fooles mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soule.