Catholic Public Domain Version
"Words from the mouth of a wise man are graceful, but the lips of a foolish man will throw him down with violence. "
— Ecclesiastes 10:12, Catholic Public Domain Version
“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.”
“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. ”
“The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.”
“Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.”
“The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.”
“The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.”
“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.”
Whoever carries away stones will be harmed by them. And whoever cuts down trees will be wounded by them.
If the iron is dull, and if it was not that way before, but has been made dull by much labor, then it will be sharpened. And wisdom will follow after diligence.
Whoever slanders in secret is nothing less than a snake that bites silently.
Words from the mouth of a wise man are graceful, but the lips of a foolish man will throw him down with violence.
At the beginning of his words is foolishness, and at the end of his talk is a most grievous error.
The fool multiplies his words. A man does not know what has been before him, and who is able to reveal to him what will be in the future after him?
The hardship of the foolish will afflict those who do not know to go into the city.