What mischief bad men do to themselves by their ungoverned tongues!
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Proverbs 18:6-7
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The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:1-24Proverbs 18:1-24 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:1-9Proverbs 18:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryUnsocial vices There is an inner connection between them all. I. MISANTHROPY. (Proverbs 18:1.) If this verse be more correctly rendered, this is the meaning yielded. From a diseased feeling the man turns aside to sullen…Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:6-7Proverbs 18:6-7 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSolomon has often shown what mischief bad men do to others with their ungoverned tongues; here he shows what mischief they do to themselves. 1. They embroil themselves in quarrels: A fool's lips, without any cause or ca…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:6Proverbs 18:6 · The Pulpit CommentaryA fool's lips enter into contention; literally, come with quarrel (comp. Psalms 66:13); i.e. they lead him into strife and quarrels; miscent se rixis, Vulgate; "lead him into evils," Septuagint. The foolish man meddles…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:1-24EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:1-9Unsocial vices There is an inner connection between them all. I. MISANTHROPY. (Proverbs 18:1.) If this verse be more correctly rendered, this is the meaning yielded. From a diseased feeling the man turns aside to sullen…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 18:6-7Solomon has often shown what mischief bad men do to others with their ungoverned tongues; here he shows what mischief they do to themselves. 1. They embroil themselves in quarrels: A fool's lips, without any cause or ca…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:6A fool's lips enter into contention; literally, come with quarrel (comp. Psalms 66:13); i.e. they lead him into strife and quarrels; miscent se rixis, Vulgate; "lead him into evils," Septuagint. The foolish man meddles…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:7The results of the fool's disposition and actions are further noted. A fool's mouth is his destruction (comp. Proverbs 10:15; Proverbs 13:9; Ecclesiastes 10:12). A mediaeval adage pronounces, "Ex lingua stulta veniunt i…Joseph S. Exell and contributors