Ecclesiastes 10:1 (LSB)

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Ecclesiastes 10:12 - Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, but the lips of a fool swallow him up;

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Translations for Ecclesiastes 10:12

KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious,
But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

Wise words bring approval,
but fools are destroyed by their own words.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor,[fn]
but the lips of a fool consume him.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

The words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious,

but the lips of a fool consume him.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, but the lips of a fool swallow him up;

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious and win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him;

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

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

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

verba oris sapientis gratia et labia insipientis praecipitabunt eum

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

كَلِمَاتُ فَمِ الرَّجُلِ الْحَكِيمِ مُفْعَمَةٌ بِالنِّعْمَةِ، أَمَّا أَقْوَالُ شَفَتَيِ الأَحْمَقِ فَتَبْتَلِعُهُ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

דִּבְרֵ֥י פִי־חָכָ֖ם חֵ֑ן וְשִׂפְת֥וֹת כְּסִ֖יל תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

λόγοι στόματος σοφοῦ χάρις καὶ χείλη ἄφρονος καταποντιοῦσιν αὐτόν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

كَلِمَاتُ فَمِ الْحَكِيمِ نِعْمَةٌ، وَشَفَتَا الْجَاهِلِ تَبْتَلِعَانِهِ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

The words of a wise mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Las palabras de la boca del sabio son gracia; mas los labios del necio causan su propia ruina.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Las palabras de la boca del sabio son llenas de gracia, mas los labios del necio causan su propia ruina.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

智慧人的口、說出恩言．愚昧人的嘴、吞滅自己。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Las palabras de la boca del sabio son agradables, pero los labios del necio causan su propia ruina.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

지혜자의 입의 말은 은혜로우나 우매자의 입술은 자기를 삼키나니

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Les paroles de la bouche du sage sont pleines de grâce; mais les lèvres de l'insensé causent sa perte.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Die Worte aus dem Mund eines Weisen sind holdselig; aber des Narren Lippen verschlingen ihn selbst.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Слова из уст мудрого--благодать, а уста глупого губят его же:

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Las palabras de la boca del sabio [son] gracia; mas los labios del loco lo echan a perder.

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