Cross references

Proverbs 18:6

A fool’s lips bring him strife,

and his mouth invites a beating.

Proverbs 18:6 BSB

Proverbs 18:6 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 27:3 (4 votes) and Proverbs 16:27–28 (3 votes). 22 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from 1 Kings 2 to 1 Corinthians 1.

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Which verses does Proverbs 18:6 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

  2. A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

  3. Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

  4. A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

  5. Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

  6. The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  7. A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

  8. To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

  9. A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.

  10. Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

  11. It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

Which verses point to Proverbs 18:6?

The 10 strongest of 22.