Jump to Previous Consume Consumed Destruction Favor Fool Foolish Gracious Lips Mouth Swallow Swallowed Sweet Win Wise WordsJump to Next Consume Consumed Destruction Favor Fool Foolish Gracious Lips Mouth Swallow Swallowed Sweet Win Wise WordsParallel Verses English Standard Version The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him. New American Standard Bible Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him; King James Bible The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. Holman Christian Standard Bible The words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him. International Standard Version The words spoken by the wise are gracious, but the lips of a fool will devour him. NET Bible The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive. GOD'S WORD® Translation A wise person's words win favors, but a fool's lips are self-destructive. King James 2000 Bible The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him up. American King James Version The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. American Standard Version The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. Douay-Rheims Bible The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong. Darby Bible Translation The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself. English Revised Version The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. Webster's Bible Translation The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. World English Bible The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips. Young's Literal Translation Words of the mouth of the wise are gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up. Lexicon The wordsdabar (daw-baw') a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause of a wise man's chakam (khaw-kawm') wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man). mouth peh (peh) the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to are gracious chen (khane) graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) -- favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-)favoured. but the lips saphah (saw-faw') the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) of a fool kciyl (kes-eel') fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish). will swallow up bala` (baw-lah') to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy -- cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up). himself Multilingual Ecclésiaste 10:12 FrenchEclesiastés 10:12 Biblia Paralela Links Ecclesiastes 10:12 NIV • Ecclesiastes 10:12 NLT • Ecclesiastes 10:12 ESV • Ecclesiastes 10:12 NASB • Ecclesiastes 10:12 KJV • Ecclesiastes 10:12 Bible Apps • Ecclesiastes 10:12 Parallel • Bible Hub |