Ecclesiastes 10:12

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Ecclesiastes 10:12


← Ecclesiastes 10:11 Ecclesiastes 10:12 (KJV) Ecclesiastes 10:13 →
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The wordsH1697 of a wise man'sH2450 mouthH6310 are graciousH2580; but the lipsH8193 of a foolH3684 will swallow upH1104 himself.


Original Hebrew

דִּבְרֵי פִי־חָכָם חֵן וְשִׂפְתֹות כְּסִיל תְּבַלְּעֶנּוּ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
דִּבְרֵ֥י
div.Rei H1697 HNcmpc (the) words of
פִי
fi- H6310 HNcmsc (the) mouth of
חָכָ֖ם
cha.Kham H2450 HAamsa a wise (person)
חֵ֑ן
Chen H2580 HNcmsa (are) favor
וְ/שִׂפְת֥וֹת
ve./sif.Tot H8193 HC/Ncfpc and/ (the) lips of
כְּסִ֖יל
ke.Sil H3684 HAamsa a fool
תְּבַלְּעֶֽ/נּוּ
te.val.le.'E./nu H1104 HVpi3fs/Sp3ms it swallows/ him
Strong's References
  • H1104 — בָּלַע (bâlaʻ, baw-lah'): a primitive root; to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy; cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
  • H1697 — דָּבָר (dâbâr, daw-baw'): from דָבַר (dâbar) H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.
  • H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם (châkam) H2449; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
  • H2580 — חֵן (chên, khane): from חָנַן (chânan) H2603; graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty); favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.
  • H3684 — כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'): from כָּסַל (kâçal) H3688; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly; fool(-ish).
  • H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה (pâʼâh) H6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
  • H8193 — שָׂפָה (sâphâh, saw-faw'): or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת (sepheth); probably from סָפָה (çâphâh) H5595 or שָׁפָה (shâphâh) H8192 through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף (çôwph) H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

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