Ecclesiastes 10:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.”
Ecclesiastes 10:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 10:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 10:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.”
Ecclesiastes 10:12 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.”
Ecclesiastes 10:12 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 10:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Words of the mouth of the wise <FI>are<Fi> gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.”
Ecclesiastes 10:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 10:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself.”
Ecclesiastes 10:12 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 10:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The words of ye mouth of a wise man haue grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himselfe.”
Ecclesiastes 10:12 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:12 in Context — Ecclesiastes 10
10 S’il a émoussé le fer, et s’il n’en a pas aiguisé le tranchant, il devra redoubler de force; mais la sagesse a l’avantage du succès.
11 Si le serpent mord faute d’enchantement, il n’y a point d’avantage pour l’enchanteur.
12 Les paroles de la bouche du sage sont pleines de grâce; mais les lèvres de l’insensé causent sa perte.
13 Le commencement des paroles de sa bouche est folie, et la fin de son discours est une méchante folie.
14 L’insensé multiplie les paroles. L’homme ne sait point ce qui arrivera, et qui lui dira ce qui sera après lui?
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What Does Ecclesiastes 10:12 Mean?
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