Ecclesiastes 10:12

In 11 translations

BSB

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

KJV

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.gracious: Heb. grace

WEB

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

ASV

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

LSV

Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, || And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

YLT

Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

DBY

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself.

DRC

The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.

GNV

The words of ye mouth of a wise man haue grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himselfe.

JPS

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

LXXE

The words of a wise mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

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Original-language editions

WLC

דִּבְרֵ֥י פִי־חָכָ֖ם חֵ֑ן וְשִׂפְת֥וֹת כְּסִ֖יל תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃

LXX-Br

Λόγοι στόματος σοφοῦ χάρις, καὶ χείλη ἄφρονος καταποντιοῦσιν αὐτόν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Colossians 4:6Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
• Luke 4:22All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
• Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
• Proverbs 22:11He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
• Ephesians 4:29Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
• Proverbs 10:13–14Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment. The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
• Proverbs 10:31–32The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out. The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
• Proverbs 10:20–21The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth. The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
• Proverbs 26:9Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
• Proverbs 22:17–18Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge— for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
• Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
• Proverbs 18:6–8A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
• Luke 19:22His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
• Proverbs 15:23A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
• Job 4:3–4Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands. Your words have steadied those who stumbled; you have braced the knees that were buckling.
• Proverbs 25:11–12A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.

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