Proverbs 18:7
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
פֶּה
the mouth of
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פֶּה
Mouth. Peh. The mouth of the LORD has spoken. God's mouth never speaks empty words. Every word He speaks will be fulfilled.
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מוֹקֵשׁ
are the snare of
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מוֹקֵשׁ
a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)
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מְחִתָּה
is ruin
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מְחִתָּה
properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation
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כְּסִיל
a fool
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כְּסִיל
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
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