Cross references
Proverbs 18:7
A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Proverbs 18:7 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 13:3 (11 votes) and Proverbs 10:14 (9 votes). 18 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from Judges 11 to Acts 23.
Which verses does Proverbs 18:7 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 13:311 votes
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
- Proverbs 10:149 votes
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
- Proverbs 12:139 votes
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
- Psalm 64:86 votes
They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
- Psalm 140:95 votes
May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
- Ecclesiastes 10:11–144 votes
If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer. The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him. …
- Proverbs 6:23 votes
if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
- Proverbs 10:83 votes
A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
- Acts 23:14–223 votes
They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.” …
- Judges 11:352 votes
As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
- Mark 6:23–282 votes
- 1 Samuel 14:24–461 vote
Which verses point to Proverbs 18:7?
The 10 strongest of 18.