Ecclesiastes 10:13
The beginning of the wordes of his mouth is foolishnesse, and the latter ende of his mouth is wicked madnesse.
Geneva Bible 1599
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In Context
12The words of ye mouth of a wise man haue grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himselfe.
Cross References
Judges 14:15And when the seuenth day was come, they said vnto Samsons wife, Entise thine husband, that he may declare vs the riddle, lest wee burne thee and thy fathers house with fire. Haue ye called vs, to possesse vs? is it not so?
1 Samuel 22:7And Saul said vnto his seruants that stood about him, Heare now, ye sonnes of Iemini, wil the sonne of Ishai giue euery one of you fields and vineyardes: will he make you all captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer hundreths:
1 Samuel 25:10Then Nabal answered Dauids seruantes, and sayd, Who is Dauid? and who is the sonne of Ishai? there be many seruantes nowe a dayes, that breake away euery man from his master.
2 Kings 6:27And he said, Seeing the Lord doeth not succour thee, howe shoulde I helpe thee with the barne, or with the wine presse?
Proverbs 13:16Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.
Ecclesiastes 5:2For as a dreame commeth by the multitude of businesse: so the voyce of a foole is in the multitude of wordes.
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 →