Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

English Standard Version

¹²The words of a wise man's mouth ^(A)win him favor,^[a]
    but ^(B)the lips of a fool consume him.
¹³The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,
    and the end of his talk is evil madness.
¹⁴^(C)A fool multiplies words,
    though no man knows what is to be,
    and who can tell him ^(D)what will be after him?

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Ecclesiastes 10:12 Or are gracious

Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

New International Version

¹²Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,^(A)
    but fools are consumed by their own lips.^(B)
¹³At the beginning their words are folly;
    at the end they are wicked madness—
¹⁴    and fools multiply words.^(C)