Ecclesiastes 10:12

The Burden Of Folly

¹¹ If a serpent will bite without magic; and no pre?minence to the possessor of the tongue. ¹² The words of the wise one's mouth, grace; and the lips of the foolish one shall swallow him down. ¹³ The beginning of the words of his mouth, folly: and the latter state of his mouth the folly of evil.

Foolish Man

Wise Man

Words of the Wise

Luke 4:22

And all bore him testimony and wondered at the words of grace going out of his mouth: and said, Is not this the son of Joseph

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise will make knowledge good: and the mouth of the foolish will gush forth folly.

2 Samuel 1:16

And David will say to him, Thy bloods upon thy head, for thy mouth answered against thee, saying, I killed Jehovah's Messiah.

1 Kings 20:40-42

And it will be thy servant doing here and there, and he was not. And the king of Israel will say to him, Thus thy judgment; thou didst decide.

Job 4:3-4

Behold, thou didst instruct many, and thou wilt strengthen the weak hands.

Job 16:5

I will strengthen you with my month, the moving of my lips shall hold back

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the just one shall speak wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgment

Psalm 40:9-10

I announced good news, justice in the great convocation: behold, my lips I will not shut up, O Jehovah, thou knewest

Psalm 64:8

And they will cause their tongue to falter upon themselves: all looking upon them shall be moved.

Psalm 71:15-18

My mouth shall recount thy justice, all the day thy salvation, for I knew not numbers.

Psalm 140:9

The head of those surrounding me, the labor of their lips shall cover them.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise of heart will receive commands: and the foolish of lips shall fall.

Proverbs 10:10

He pinching the eye shall give pain: and the foolish of lips shall fall.

Proverbs 10:13-14

In the lips of him understanding, wisdom shall be found: and a rod for the back of him wanting heart

Proverbs 10:20-21

The tongue of the just is choice silver: the heart of the unjust is as little.

Proverbs 10:31-32

The mouth of the just one shall germinate wisdom: and the tongue of perverseness shall be cut off.

Proverbs 12:13-14

In the transgression of the lips is the snare of evil: and the just one shall come forth out of straits.

Proverbs 12:18

There is he talking idly as the piercings of the sword: and the tongue of the wise is healing.

Proverbs 15:23

Joy to the man in the answer of his mouth: and a word in its time how good

Proverbs 16:21-24

He understanding shall call to the wise of heart: and sweetness of lips shall add knowledge

Proverbs 18:6-8

The lips of the foolish one will come into contention, and his mouth will call for blows.

Proverbs 19:5

A witness of falsehoods shall not be unpunished, and he breathing out lies shall not escape.

Proverbs 22:11

He loving pureness of heart the grace of his lips, the king is his friend.

Proverbs 22:17-18

Incline thine ear and hear the words of the wise, and thou shalt set thy heart to my knowledge.

Proverbs 25:11-12

Apples of gold in images of silver is the word spoken upon its wheels.

Proverbs 26:9

A thorn going up into the hand of a drunkard, a parable in the mouth of the foolish.

Proverbs 31:26

She opened her mouth in wisdom, and the law of mercy upon her tongue.

Matthew 12:35

The good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, casts forth good things: and the evil man, out of the evil treasure, casts forth evil things.

Luke 19:22

And he said to him, Out of thy month will I judge thee, O evil servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I sowed not:

Ephesians 4:29

Let not any foul word go out of your mouth, but if any good to the building of necessity, that it might give grace to them hearing.

Colossians 4:6

Your word always in grace, Seasoned with salt, to know how it is fitting for you to answer one another.