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| ESV |
A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.
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| NIV |
A fool's lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
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| NLT |
Fools' words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating.
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| LXX |
χείλη ἄφρονος ἄγουσιν αὐτὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) εἰς κακά τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. στόμα αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θρασὺ θάνατον ἐπικαλεῖται |
| KJV |
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
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Proverbs 18:5 ← Proverbs 18:6 → Proverbs 18:7
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