Proverbs 18:7
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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

King James Bible
A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.

Hebrew
A fool’s
כְ֭סִיל (ḵə·sîl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool

mouth
פִּֽי־ (pî-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

is his ruin,
מְחִתָּה־ (mə·ḥit·tāh-)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4288: A dissolution, a ruin, consternation

and his lips
וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו (ū·śə·p̄ā·ṯāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin

[are] a snare
מוֹקֵ֥שׁ (mō·w·qêš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4170: A bait or lure, a snare

to his soul.
נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ (nap̄·šōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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