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A fool does not delight in discernment,
But only (A)in revealing his own heart.

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A fool hath no delight in understanding,
But only that his heart may reveal itself.

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A fool’s lips come with strife,
And his mouth calls for (A)beatings.
A (B)fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.

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A fool’s lips [a]enter into contention,
And his mouth calleth for stripes.
A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:6 Or, bring contention

13 He who (A)responds with a word before he hears,
It is folly and shame to him.

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13 He that giveth answer before he heareth,
It is folly and shame unto him.

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