Proverbs 18:6

NETBible

The lips of a fool 1  enter into strife, 2  and his mouth invites 3  a flogging. 4 

NIV ©

A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

NASB ©

A fool’s lips bring strife, And his mouth calls for blows.

NLT ©

Fools get into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating.

MSG ©

The words of a fool start fights; do him a favor and gag him.

BBE ©

A foolish man’s lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

NRSV ©

A fool’s lips bring strife, and a fool’s mouth invites a flogging.

NKJV ©

A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows.

KJV
A fool's
<03684>
lips
<08193>
enter
<0935> (8799)
into contention
<07379>_,
and his mouth
<06310>
calleth
<07121> (8799)
for strokes
<04112>_.
NASB ©
A fool's
<3684>
lips
<8193>
bring
<935>
strife
<7379>
, And his mouth
<6310>
calls
<7121>
for blows
<4112>
.
LXXM
ceilh
<5491> 
N-NPN
afronov
<878> 
A-GSM
agousin
<71> 
V-PAI-3P
auton
<846> 
D-ASM
eiv
<1519> 
PREP
kaka
<2556> 
A-APN
to
<3588> 
T-NSN
de
<1161> 
PRT
stoma
<4750> 
N-NSN
autou
<846> 
D-GSM
to
<3588> 
T-NSN
yrasu {A-NSN} yanaton
<2288> 
N-ASM
epikaleitai {V-PMI-3S}
NET [draft] ITL
The lips
<08193>
of a fool
<03684>
enter
<0935>
into strife
<07379>
, and his mouth
<06310>
invites
<07121>
a flogging
<04112>
.
HEBREW
arqy
<07121>
twmlhml
<04112>
wypw
<06310>
byrb
<07379>
waby
<0935>
lyok
<03684>
ytpv (18:6)
<08193>
NETBible

The lips of a fool 1  enter into strife, 2  and his mouth invites 3  a flogging. 4 

NET Notes

1 sn The “lips” is a metonymy of cause, meaning what the fool says. The “mouth” in the second colon is likewise a metonymy for speech, what comes out of the mouth.

2 sn “Strife” is a metonymy of cause, it is the cause of the beating or flogging that follows; “flogging” in the second colon is a metonymy of effect, the flogging is the effect of the strife. The two together give the whole picture.

3 tn Heb “calls for.” This is personification: What the fool says “calls for” a beating or flogging. The fool deserves punishment, but does not actually request it.

4 tn Heb “blows.” This would probably be physical beatings, either administered by the father or by society (e.g., also 19:25; Ps 141:5; cf. NAB, NIV, TEV, NLT). Today, however, “a beating” could be associated with violent criminal assault, whereas the context suggests punishment. Therefore “a flogging” is used in the translation, since that term is normally associated with disciplinary action.