Fool's lips and mouth

Fool's lips and mouth

(Verses 6 and 7 of Chapter 18 in Proverbs are clubbed together).

Fool's lips

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes (Proverbs 18:6).

He who enters into contention is a fool. We should avoid contention in any matter but should peacefully settle any contention. The fool looks for strokes to precipitate the matter.

Many dissentions and fightings could have been avoided if we had controlled our tongue. A brawl leads to contention. A man of wisdom would never enter into contention. A child of God with wisdom would weigh his or her words so as to avoid wounding the hearts of others.

Nowadays, we find many children of God use their lips to cause misundersrtanding and dissention. Thus they become fools in the sight of God.

Fool's mouth

A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul (Proverbs 18:7).

If through your word a false testimony is given so as to destroy the property or the reputation of others, you would become a fool and your lips would become the snare of your soul. Your very lips would destroy your own life or your property.

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