| Ecclesiastes 10:12 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him; (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | A wise person's words win favors, but a fool's lips are self-destructive.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. |
| ASV: | The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. |
| BBE: | The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction. |
| DBY: | The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself. |
| ERV: | The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. |
| JPS: | The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. |
| WBS: | The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. |
| WEB: | The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips. |
| YLT: | Words of the mouth of the wise are gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:12 Cross References |
| XREF: | Proverbs 10:14 Wise men store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
Proverbs 10:32 The lips of the righteous bring forth what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked what is perverted.
Proverbs 18:7 A fool's mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Proverbs 22:11 He who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
Ecclesiastes 4:5 The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
Luke 4:22 And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, "Is this not Joseph's son?" (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| WES: | 10:12 Gracious - Procure him favour with those who hear him. |
| MHC: | 10:11-15 There is a practice in the East, of charming serpents by music. The babbler's tongue is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison; and contradiction only makes it the more violent. We must find the way to keep him gentle. But by rash, unprincipled, or slanderous talk, he brings open or secret vengeance upon himself. Would we duly consider our own ignorance as to future events, it would cut off many idle words which we foolishly multiply. Fools toil a great deal to no purpose. They do not understand the plainest things, such as the entrance into a great city. But it is the excellency of the way to the heavenly city, that it is a high-way, in which the simplest wayfaring men shall not err, Isa 25:8. But sinful folly makes men miss that only way to happiness. |
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