NETBible | The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life. 1 |
NIV © |
A fool’s mouth is his undoing, and his lips are a snare to his soul. |
NASB © |
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul. |
NLT © |
The mouths of fools are their ruin; their lips get them into trouble. |
MSG © |
Fools are undone by their big mouths; their souls are crushed by their words. |
BBE © |
The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul. |
NRSV © |
The mouths of fools are their ruin, and their lips a snare to themselves. |
NKJV © |
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul. |
KJV | A fool's <03684> mouth <06310> [is] his destruction <04288>_, and his lips <08193> [are] the snare <04170> of his soul <05315>_. |
NASB © |
A fool's <3684> mouth <6310> is his ruin <4288> , And his lips <8193> are the snare <4170> of his soul .<5315> |
LXXM | stoma <4750> N-NSN afronov <878> A-GSM suntribh {N-NSF} autw <846> D-DSM ta <3588> T-NPN de <1161> PRT ceilh <5491> N-NPN autou <846> D-GSM pagiv <3803> N-NSF th <3588> T-DSF quch <5590> N-DSF autou <846> D-GSM |
NET [draft] ITL | The mouth <06310> of a fool <03684> is his ruin <04288> , and his lips <08193> are a snare <04170> for his life .<05315> |
HEBREW | wspn <05315> sqwm <04170> wytpvw <08193> wl <0> htxm <04288> lyok <03684> yp (18:7) <06310> |
NETBible | The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life. 1 |
NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “his soul” (so KJV, NASB, NIV). 1 sn What a fool says can ruin him. Calamity and misfortune can come to a person who makes known his lack of wisdom by what he says. It may be that his words incite anger, or merely reveal stupidity; in either case, he is in trouble. |