Ecclesiastes 10:12

The Burden Of Folly

¹¹ If the serpent biteth without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue. ¹² Words of the mouth of the wise are gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up. ¹³ The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly, And the latter end of his mouth Is mischievous madness.

Foolish Man

Wise Man

Words of the Wise

Luke 4:22

and all were bearing testimony to him, and were wondering at the gracious words that are coming forth out of his mouth, and they said, 'Is not this the son of Joseph?'

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

2 Samuel 1:16

and 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.'

1 Kings 20:40-42

and it cometh to pass, thy servant is working hither and thither, and he is not!' and the king of Israel saith unto him, Right is thy judgment; thou hast determined it.'

Job 4:3-4

Lo, thou hast instructed many, And feeble hands thou makest strong.

Job 16:5

I might harden you with my mouth, And the moving of my lips might be sparing.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

Psalm 40:9-10

I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not, O Jehovah, Thou hast known.

Psalm 64:8

And they cause him to stumble, Against them is their own tongue, Every looker on them fleeth away.

Psalm 71:15-18

My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

Psalm 140:9

The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

Proverbs 10:10

Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.

Proverbs 10:13-14

In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod is for the back of him who is lacking understanding.

Proverbs 10:20-21

The tongue of the righteous is chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.

Proverbs 10:31-32

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.

Proverbs 12:13-14

In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.

Proverbs 12:18

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

Proverbs 15:23

Joy is to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!

Proverbs 16:21-24

To the wise in heart is called, 'Intelligent,' And sweetness of lips increaseth learning.

Proverbs 18:6-8

The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.

Proverbs 22:11

Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace are his lips, a king is his friend.

Proverbs 22:17-18

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

Proverbs 25:11-12

Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.

Proverbs 26:9

A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 31:26

Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

Matthew 12:35

The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.

Luke 19:22

'And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

Colossians 4:6

your word always in grace -- with salt being seasoned -- to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.