The mouth can be a golden gift that an orator can use to captivate an audience, or it can be a very destructive tool used by a fool.
"A [self-confident] fool's lips bring contention, and his mouth invites beating." Proverbs 18:6, Amplified
Have you ever witnessed this kind of event? I know when I was still in school there were those who just could not keep their mouths shut and were constantly in fights. This is exactly what this verse is referring to. The wise man knows when to stop talking, but the foolish man never knows when to quit. Without wisdom, one never learns certain things, such as the holding of the tongue. I have never hit anyone because of this, but the thought has run through my mind on occasion.
"A [self-confident] fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to himself." Proverbs 18:7, Amplified
The fool will never quit talking. Since he has not learned the value of silence, he will destroy himself and become his own worst enemy.
"The words of a whisperer or talebearer are as dainty morsels; they go down into the innermost parts of the body." Proverbs 18:8, Amplified
The Bible takes a slight turn in subject matter at this point. We are no longer talking about the fool, but the mouth is still in frame. A talebearer is a gossiper. Not only does he like to give, but he likes to receive as well. Little bits of gossip are like delicious treats that sustain him. But the life of a gossip is a life of misery, for there is nothing to gossip about other than misery, misfortune and mistakes. Sin will always be a delicious treat whether it is another persons or our own, and either one has the possibility of snaring us.
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