NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon A fool'skciyl (kes-eel') fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish). mouth peh (peh) the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to is his destruction mchittah (mekh-it-taw') a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation -- destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror. and his lips saphah (saw-faw') the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) are the snare mowqesh (mo-kashe') a noose (for catching animals): by implication, a hook (for the nose) -- be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap. of his soul nephesh (neh'-fesh) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible A fool's mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul. King James Bible A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. Holman Christian Standard Bible A fool's mouth is his devastation, and his lips are a trap for his life. International Standard Version A fool's mouth is his unraveling, and his lips entrap himself. NET Bible The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The mouth of the fool is ruin to his soul, and by his lips his soul is caught. GOD'S WORD® Translation A fool's mouth is his ruin. His lips are a trap to his soul. King James 2000 Bible A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. Links Proverbs 18:7Proverbs 18:7 NIV Proverbs 18:7 NLT Proverbs 18:7 ESV Proverbs 18:7 NASB Proverbs 18:7 KJV |
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