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


In Context

9 Whoso is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoso is cleaving trees endangered by them.

10 If the iron hath been blunt, And he the face hath not sharpened, Then doth he increase strength, And wisdom is advantageous to make right.

11 If the serpent biteth without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue.

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

13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly, And the latter end of his mouth Is mischievous madness.

14 And the fool multiplieth words: 'Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare to 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:12Words from a wise man's mouth are gracious, but a fool is consumed by his own lips.

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 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.