Proverbs 18:2

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

²A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing personal opinion.^(A)

Proverbs 18:2

Common English Bible

²Fools find no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing their opinion.

⁶A fool’s lips bring strife,
and a fool’s mouth invites a flogging.
⁷The mouths of fools are their ruin,
and their lips a snare to themselves.^(A)

⁶The lips of fools make accusations;
their mouths elicit beatings.
⁷The mouth of fools is their ruin;
their lips are a trap for their lives.

¹³If one gives answer before hearing,
it is folly and shame.^(A)

¹³Those who answer before they listen
are foolish and disgraceful.

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

Common English Bible (CEB)