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Proverbs 18:6

A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

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שִׂפְתֵ֣יsiftelanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.כְ֭סִילkhesilfoolכְּסִילadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).יָבֹ֣אֽוּyavovto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בְרִ֑יבverivin causeרִיבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in cause”, the ordinary formH7379a contest (personal or legal)[phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.וּ֝פִ֗יוufivand edgeפֶּהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹתlemahalumotto stripeמַהֲלֻמָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “to stripe”, the ordinary formH4112a blowstripe, stroke.יִקְרָֽאyiqracallקָרָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “call”, an unfinished actionH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

Young’s Literal Translation

The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

World English Bible

A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

Darby Translation

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.

Douay-Rheims

The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The lips of a fool bring him into troubles, and his bold mouth calls for death.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Χείλη ἄφρονος ἄγουσιν αὐτὸν εἰς κακὰ, τὸ δὲ στόμα αὐτοῦ τὸ θρασὺ θάνατον ἐπικαλεῖται.