Ecclesiastes 10:12
Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
In Context
11If the serpent biteth without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue.
Cross References
2 Samuel 1:16and David saith unto him, 'Thy blood [is] on thine own head, for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I — I put to death the anointed of Jehovah.'
Job 4:3Lo, thou hast instructed many, And feeble hands thou makest strong.
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.
Psalms 64:8And they cause him to stumble, Against them [is] their own tongue, Every looker on them fleeth away.
Psalms 140:9The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them.
Proverbs 10:10Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:5-12
Mutual Duties of Princes and Subjects. 4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. 5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: 6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. 7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. 8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 9 Whoso removeth stones… Read the whole commentary →