The Meaning of Proverbs 18:6 Explained

Proverbs 18:6

KJV: A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

YLT: The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

Darby: A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.

ASV: A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

A fool's  lips  enter  into contention,  and his mouth  calleth  for strokes. 

What does Proverbs 18:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 18

1  A fool delights not in understanding

What do the individual words in Proverbs 18:6 mean?

Lips of a fool enter into contention and his mouth for blows calls
שִׂפְתֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל יָבֹ֣אֽוּ בְרִ֑יב וּ֝פִ֗יו לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא

שִׂפְתֵ֣י  Lips 
Parse: Noun, fdc
Root: שָׂפָה  
Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding.
כְ֭סִיל  of  a  fool 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּסִיל  
Sense: fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one.
יָבֹ֣אֽוּ  enter 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בְרִ֑יב  into  contention 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רִיב 
Sense: strife, controversy, dispute.
וּ֝פִ֗יו  and  his  mouth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת  for  blows 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural
Root: מַהֲלֻמֹות  
Sense: strokes, blows.
יִקְרָֽא  calls 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.