Ecclesiastes 10:12

The Burden Of Folly

¹¹ If the serpent bites before being charmed, there is no profit for the charmer. ¹² Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him; ¹³ the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness.

Foolish Man

Wise Man

Words of the Wise

Luke 4:22

And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable,
But the mouth of fools spouts folly.

2 Samuel 1:16

David said to him, “Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’”

1 Kings 20:40-42

While your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it.”

Job 4:3-4

“Behold you have admonished many,
And you have strengthened weak hands.

Job 16:5

“I could strengthen you with my mouth,
And the solace of my lips could lessen your pain.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
And his tongue speaks justice.

Psalm 40:9-10

I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation;
Behold, I will not restrain my lips,
O Lord, You know.

Psalm 64:8

So they will make him stumble;
Their own tongue is against them;
All who see them will shake the head.

Psalm 71:15-18

My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And of Your salvation all day long;
For I do not know the sum of them.

Psalm 140:9

“As for the head of those who surround me,
May the mischief of their lips cover them.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise of heart will receive commands,
But a babbling fool will be ruined.

Proverbs 10:10

He who winks the eye causes trouble,
And a babbling fool will be ruined.

Proverbs 10:13-14

On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.

Proverbs 10:20-21

The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.

Proverbs 10:31-32

The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom,
But the perverted tongue will be cut out.

Proverbs 12:13-14

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But the righteous will escape from trouble.

Proverbs 12:18

There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 15:23

A man has joy in an apt answer,
And how delightful is a timely word!

Proverbs 16:21-24

The wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.

Proverbs 18:6-8

A fool’s lips bring strife,
And his mouth calls for blows.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who tells lies will not escape.

Proverbs 22:11

He who loves purity of heart
And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.

Proverbs 22:17-18

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;

Proverbs 25:11-12

Like apples of gold in settings of silver
Is a word spoken in right circumstances.

Proverbs 26:9

Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 31:26

She opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

Matthew 12:35

The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.

Luke 19:22

He *said to him, ‘By your own words I will judge you, you worthless slave. Did you know that I am an exacting man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?

Ephesians 4:29

Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.