12Words from a wise man's mouth are gracious, but a fool is consumed by his own lips.


In Context

9 Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them; whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.

10 If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed but skill will bring success.

11 If a snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.

12 Words from a wise man's mouth are gracious, but a fool is consumed by his own lips.

13 At the beginning his words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness-

14 and the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming- who can tell him what will happen after him?

Ecclesiastes 10:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:12The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:12Words of the mouth of the wise are gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.