Ecclesiastes 10:13

The bigynnyng of hise wordis is foli; and the laste thing of his mouth is the worste errour.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

In Context

12The wordis of the mouth of a wijs man is grace; and the lippis of an vnwijs man schulen caste hym doun.

14A fool multiplieth wordis; a man noot, what was bifore hym, and who mai schewe to hym that, that schal come aftir hym?

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Cross References

Judges 14:15And whanne the seuenthe dai cam, thei seiden to `the wijf of Sampson, Glose thin hosebonde, and counseile hym, that he schewe to thee what the probleme signyfieth. That if thou nylt do, we schulen brenne thee and `the hous of thi fadir. Whether herfor ye clepiden vs to weddyngis, that ye schulden robbe vs?

Proverbs 13:16A fel man doith alle thingis with counsel; but he that is a fool, schal opene foli.

Ecclesiastes 5:2Dremes suen many bisynessis, and foli schal be foundun in many wordis.

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