Proverbs 18:7 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.

English ASV

A fools mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

English Amplified

A [self-confident] fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to himself.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

A [self-confident] fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to himself.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

A fool’s mouth is his devastation, and his lips are a trap for his life.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

A fool's mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

English EASY 2024

When a fool speaks, he is destroying himself. His own words are a trap that catches him.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Fools hurt themselves when they speak. Their own words trap them.

A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

When a fool speaks, he is ruining himself; he gets caught in the trap of his own words.

English God's Word - GW 1995

A fool's mouth is his ruin. His lips are a trap to his soul.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

A fool's mouth is his devastation, and his lips are a trap for his life.

English KJV 1611

A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

English LSB

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The mouth of a fool is his undoing; his lips are the snare of his soul.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

A fool's mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The fool's mouth is his ruin; his lips are a snare to his life.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The words of a foolish person drag him down. He is trapped by what he says.

English NIV

A fool's mouth is his undoing, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

English NKJ 1982

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

English NLT

The mouths of fools are their ruin; their lips get them into trouble.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The mouths of fools are their ruin, and their lips a snare to themselves.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

A fool has a big mouth that only gets him into trouble, and he’ll pay the price for what he says.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to himself.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

His words endanger him.

English Tyndale 1537

A fool's mouth is his own destruction, and his lips are the snare for his own soul.

Proverbs 18:7 — Compare Translations