Ecclesiastes 10:12
“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 10:12 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Die Worte des Mundes eines Weisen sind Anmut, aber die Lippen eines Toren verschlingen ihn.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Las palabras de la boca del sabio son gracia; mas los labios del necio causan su propia ruina.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
As palavras da boca do sábio são agradáveis; porém os lábios do tolo o devoram.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
As palavras da boca de um homem sábio são graciosas, mas os lábios do tolo o devoram.
📖 Ecclesiastes 10:12 in Context
10If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
11Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
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