Proverbs 18:7 KJV
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Proverbs 18:1-7 seem to weave on a similar theme: The Fool and his Mouth.
In verse one, lusting after ungodly concepts, the fool is a meddlesome separatist. In verse two he desperately wants to be acknowledged at his true value. In verse three, his unbridled mouth bring ignominy and reproach wherever he goes, and the whole thing is contrasted with verse four in the difference with the quiet un-meddlesome mouth of the wise. In verse five we are warned not to favor the fool over the wise while verses six and seven, as if to instruct us, reveal the self-destructive nature of the fool’s mouth. Like the old saying, ‘Give the devil enough rope and he’ll hang himself’.
May God grant us not let our mouth be our own destruction.
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Proverbs 18:1-7 seem to weave on a similar theme: The Fool and his Mouth.
In verse one, lusting after ungodly concepts, the fool is a meddlesome separatist. In verse two he desperately wants to be acknowledged at his true value. In verse three, his unbridled mouth bring ignominy and reproach wherever he goes, and the whole thing is contrasted with verse four in the difference with the quiet un-meddlesome mouth of the wise. In verse five we are warned not to favor the fool over the wise while verses six and seven, as if to instruct us, reveal the self-destructive nature of the fool’s mouth. Like the old saying, ‘Give the devil enough rope and he’ll hang himself’.
May God grant us not let our mouth be our own destruction.
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