The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

愚昧人的口自取败坏；他的嘴是他生命的网罗。

愚昧人的口自取败坏，他的嘴唇是自己生命的圈套。

愚昧人的口自取败坏，他的嘴唇是自己生命的圈套。

愚人的口自招灭亡，他的嘴坑害他自己。

愚昧人的口自取灭亡，他的嘴唇是自己性命的网罗。

愚昧人的口导致自己的败亡，他的嘴成为自己灵魂的陷阱。

愚昧人的口自取敗壞；他的嘴是他生命的網羅。

愚昧人的口自取敗壞，他的嘴唇是自己生命的圈套。

愚昧人的口自取敗壞，他的嘴唇是自己生命的圈套。

愚人的口自招滅亡，他的嘴坑害他自己。

愚昧人的口自取滅亡，他的嘴唇是自己性命的網羅。

愚頑人的口舌乃他敗落的因由；他的嘴脣是捉拿自己的網羅。

愚昧人的口導致自己的敗亡，他的嘴成為自己靈魂的陷阱。

蠢者之口致敗亡、其脣陷己命、

啟口而貽患。

愚者之口自致敗亡、其辭累及己身、

The words of foolish people drag them down. They are trapped by what they say.

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

The mouths of fools are their ruin; they trap themselves with their lips.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.

The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.

He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth.

They went to the chief priests and the elders and said,“ We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.”But when the son of Paul’s sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.Then Paul called one of the centurions and said,“ Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”So he took him to the commander. The centurion said,“ Paul, the prisoner, sent for me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside and asked,“ What is it you want to tell me?”He said:“ Some Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul before the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about him.Don’t give in to them, because more than forty of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready now, waiting for your consent to their request.”The commander dismissed the young man with this warning:“ Don’t tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

And he promised her with an oath,“ Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”She went out and said to her mother,“ What shall I ask for?”“ The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request:“ I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison,and brought back his head on a platter. He presented it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother.

When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried,“ Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me down and I am devastated. I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.”

Now the Israelites were in distress that day, because Saul had bound the people under an oath, saying,“ Cursed be anyone who eats food before evening comes, before I have avenged myself on my enemies!” So none of the troops tasted food.The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground.When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out; yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb. He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.Then one of the soldiers told him,“ Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying,‘ Cursed be anyone who eats food today!’ That is why the men are faint.”Jonathan said,“ My father has made trouble for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey.How much better it would have been if the men had eaten today some of the plunder they took from their enemies. Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been even greater?”That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Mikmash to Aijalon, they were exhausted.They pounced on the plunder and, taking sheep, cattle and calves, they butchered them on the ground and ate them, together with the blood.Then someone said to Saul,“ Look, the men are sinning against the Lord by eating meat that has blood in it.”“ You have broken faith,” he said.“ Roll a large stone over here at once.”Then he said,“ Go out among the men and tell them,‘ Each of you bring me your cattle and sheep, and slaughter them here and eat them. Do not sin against the Lord by eating meat with blood still in it.’” So everyone brought his ox that night and slaughtered it there.Then Saul built an altar to the Lord; it was the first time he had done this.Saul said,“ Let us go down and pursue the Philistines by night and plunder them till dawn, and let us not leave one of them alive.”“ Do whatever seems best to you,” they replied. But the priest said,“ Let us inquire of God here.”So Saul asked God,“ Shall I go down and pursue the Philistines? Will you give them into Israel’s hand?” But God did not answer him that day.Saul therefore said,“ Come here, all you who are leaders of the army, and let us find out what sin has been committed today.As surely as the Lord who rescues Israel lives, even if the guilt lies with my son Jonathan, he must die.” But not one of them said a word.Saul then said to all the Israelites,“ You stand over there; I and Jonathan my son will stand over here.”“ Do what seems best to you,” they replied.Then Saul prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel,“ Why have you not answered your servant today? If the fault is in me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the men of Israel are at fault, respond with Thummim.” Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the men were cleared.Saul said,“ Cast the lot between me and Jonathan my son.” And Jonathan was taken.Then Saul said to Jonathan,“ Tell me what you have done.” So Jonathan told him,“ I tasted a little honey with the end of my staff. And now I must die!”Saul said,“ May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you do not die, Jonathan.”But the men said to Saul,“ Should Jonathan die— he who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he did this today with God’s help.” So the men rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death.Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and they withdrew to their own land.

If a snake bites before it is charmed, the charmer receives no fee.Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.At the beginning their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—and fools multiply words. No one knows what is coming— who can tell someone else what will happen after them?

The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.