Proverbs 18:6
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes.
American King James Version (AKJV)
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
Webster's Revision
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
World English Bible
A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
English Revised Version (ERV)
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.
Barnes's Proverbs 18:6 Bible Commentary
The first verse speaks of the immediate, the others of the remote, results of the "fool's" temper. First, "contention," then "strokes" or blows, then "destruction," and last, "wounds."