Ecclesiastes 10:12

Ecclesiastes 10:12 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

12Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,

but fools are consumed by their own lips.

12Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

12Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious and win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him;

12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious,

but the lips of a fool consume him.

12Wise people say gracious things.

But foolish people are destroyed by what their own lips speak.