Proverbs 18:7
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
In other versions
A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
ASV
The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
BBE
A fool's mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
DBY
A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are a snare to his soul.
WEB
The mouth of a fool `is' ruin to him, And his lips `are' the snare of his soul.
YLT
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
ENG
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
WBT
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
BSB
In context
5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
8The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.