Ecclesiastes 10:13
The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.
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In Context
12The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
Cross References
Judges 14:15So on the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, Get from your husband the answer to his question by some trick or other, or we will have you and your father's house burned with fire; did you get us here to take all we have?
1 Samuel 22:7Then Saul said to his servants who were there about him, Give ear now, you Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give to every one of you fields and vine-gardens, will he make you all captains of hundreds and captains of thousands;
1 Samuel 25:10And Nabal gave them his answer and said, Who is David? who is the son of Jesse? there are a number of servants in these days running away from their masters.
2 Kings 6:27And he said, If the Lord does not give you help, where am I to get help for you? from the grain-floor or the grape-crusher?
Proverbs 13:16A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.
Ecclesiastes 5:2\5:3\As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:13-16
The Contemptibleness of Folly. 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. 14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? 15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. Solomon, having shown the benefit of wisdom, and of what great… Read the whole commentary →