Ecclesiastes 10:12
American King James Version (AKJV)
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
Words from the mouth of a wise man are graceful, but the lips of a foolish man will throw him down with violence.
Darby Bible (DBY)
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.
English Revised Version (ERV)
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
Wise words are beneficial, but fools destroy themselves by what they say.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; But the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
King James Version (KJV)
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
Webster Bible (Webster)
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
World English Bible (WEB)
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Words of the mouth of the wise are gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.