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

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

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.

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 control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.

The wicked are trapped by their own words, but the godly escape such trouble.

Wise people treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.

Let my enemies be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me.

Their own tongues will ruin them, and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said—

They went to the leading priests and elders and told them,“ We have bound ourselves with an oath to eat nothing until we have killed Paul.So you and the high council should ask the commander to bring Paul back to the council again. Pretend you want to examine his case more fully. We will kill him on the way.”But Paul’s nephew— his sister’s son— heard of their plan and went to the fortress and told Paul.Paul called for one of the Roman officers and said,“ Take this young man to the commander. He has something important to tell him.”So the officer did, explaining,“ Paul, the prisoner, called me over and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”The commander took his hand, led him aside, and asked,“ What is it you want to tell me?”Paul’s nephew told him,“ Some Jews are going to ask you to bring Paul before the high council tomorrow, pretending they want to get some more information.But don’t do it! There are more than forty men hiding along the way ready to ambush him. They have vowed not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him. They are ready now, just waiting for your consent.”“ Don’t let anyone know you told me this,” the commander warned the young man.

He even vowed,“ I will give you whatever you ask, up to half my kingdom!”She went out and asked her mother,“ What should I ask for?” Her mother told her,“ Ask for the head of John the Baptist!”So the girl hurried back to the king and told him,“ I want the head of John the Baptist, right now, on a tray!”Then the king deeply regretted what he had said; but because of the vows he had made in front of his guests, he couldn’t refuse her.So he immediately sent an executioner to the prison to cut off John’s head and bring it to him. The soldier beheaded John in the prison,brought his head on a tray, and gave it to the girl, who took it to her mother.

When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish.“ Oh, my daughter!” he cried out.“ You have completely destroyed me! You’ve brought disaster on me! For I have made a vow to the Lord, and I cannot take it back.”

Now the men of Israel were pressed to exhaustion that day, because Saul had placed them under an oath, saying,“ Let a curse fall on anyone who eats before evening— before I have full revenge on my enemies.” So no one ate anything all day,even though they had all found honeycomb on the ground in the forest.They didn’t dare touch the honey because they all feared the oath they had taken.But Jonathan had not heard his father’s command, and he dipped the end of his stick into a piece of honeycomb and ate the honey. After he had eaten it, he felt refreshed.But one of the men saw him and said,“ Your father made the army take a strict oath that anyone who eats food today will be cursed. That is why everyone is weary and faint.”“ My father has made trouble for us all!” Jonathan exclaimed.“ A command like that only hurts us. See how refreshed I am now that I have eaten this little bit of honey.If the men had been allowed to eat freely from the food they found among our enemies, think how many more Philistines we could have killed!”They chased and killed the Philistines all day from Micmash to Aijalon, growing more and more faint.That evening they rushed for the battle plunder and butchered the sheep, goats, cattle, and calves, but they ate them without draining the blood.Someone reported to Saul,“ Look, the men are sinning against the Lord by eating meat that still has blood in it.”“ That is very wrong,” Saul said.“ Find a large stone and roll it over here.Then go out among the troops and tell them,‘ Bring the cattle, sheep, and goats here to me. Kill them here, and drain the blood before you eat them. Do not sin against the Lord by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night all the troops brought their animals and slaughtered them there.Then Saul built an altar to the Lord; it was the first of the altars he built to the Lord.Then Saul said,“ Let’s chase the Philistines all night and plunder them until sunrise. Let’s destroy every last one of them.” His men replied,“ We’ll do whatever you think is best.” But the priest said,“ Let’s ask God first.”So Saul asked God,“ Should we go after the Philistines? Will you help us defeat them?” But God made no reply that day.Then Saul said to the leaders,“ Something’s wrong! I want all my army commanders to come here. We must find out what sin was committed today.I vow by the name of the Lord who rescued Israel that the sinner will surely die, even if it is my own son Jonathan!” But no one would tell him what the trouble was.Then Saul said,“ Jonathan and I will stand over here, and all of you stand over there.” And the people responded to Saul,“ Whatever you think is best.”Then Saul prayed,“ O Lord, God of Israel, please show us who is guilty and who is innocent.” Then they cast sacred lots, and Jonathan and Saul were chosen as the guilty ones, and the people were declared innocent.Then Saul said,“ Now cast lots again and choose between me and Jonathan.” And Jonathan was shown to be the guilty one.“ Tell me what you have done,” Saul demanded of Jonathan.“ I tasted a little honey,” Jonathan admitted.“ It was only a little bit on the end of my stick. Does that deserve death?”“ Yes, Jonathan,” Saul said,“ you must die! May God strike me and even kill me if you do not die for this.”But the people broke in and said to Saul,“ Jonathan has won this great victory for Israel. Should he die? Far from it! As surely as the Lord lives, not one hair on his head will be touched, for God helped him do a great deed today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death.Then Saul called back the army from chasing the Philistines, and the Philistines returned home.

If a snake bites before you charm it, what’s the use of being a snake charmer?Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their own words.Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions, so their conclusions will be wicked madness;they chatter on and on. No one really knows what is going to happen; no one can predict the future.

The wise are glad to be instructed, but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.