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


In Context

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?'

15 The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.

Ecclesiastes 10:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] foolishness: and the end of his talk [is] mischievous madness.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:13At the beginning his words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness-

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:13The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.