Ecclesiastes 10:12

Bishops' Bible (1568)

The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.

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  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.
  • Luke 4:22 : 22 And all bare him witnesse, & wondred at ye gratious wordes whiche proceaded out of his mouth. And they sayde, is not this Iosephes sonne?
  • Eph 4:29 : 29 Let no fylthy communication procede out of your mouth, but that whiche is good to edifie withal, as oft as neede is, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers.
  • Col 4:6 : 6 Let your speache be alway in grace, powdered with salt, to knowe howe ye ought to aunswere euery man.
  • Luke 19:22 : 22 He sayth vnto hym: Of thyne owne mouth wyll I iudge thee, thou euyll seruaunt. Knewest thou that I am a straite man, taking vp that I layed not downe, & reapyng that I dyd not sowe:
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.
  • Prov 16:21-24 : 21 Who so is wyse in heart, shalbe called prudent: and the sweetnesse of his lippes encreaseth learnyng. 22 Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse. 23 A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes. 24 Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refresshyng of the mynde, and health of the bones.
  • Prov 18:6-8 : 6 A fooles lippes come with brawling, and his mouth prouoketh vnto stripes. 7 A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lippes are the snare for his owne soule. 8 The wordes of a slaunderer are very woundes, and go through vnto the innermost partes of the body.
  • Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes shall not escape.
  • Prov 22:11 : 11 Who so loueth cleannes of heart, for the grace of his lippes the kyng shalbe his frende.
  • Prov 22:17-18 : 17 Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine: 18 For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer. 12 Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine golde.
  • Prov 26:9 : 9 As is a thorne in the hande of a drunkarde: so is a parable in a fooles mouth.
  • Prov 31:26 : 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and in her tongue is the lawe of grace.
  • Matt 12:35 : 35 A good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bryngeth foorth good thynges: And an euyll man, out of euyll treasure, bryngeth foorth euyll thynges.
  • 2 Sam 1:16 : 16 Then said Dauid vnto him, Thy blood be vpon thyne owne head: For thyne owne mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I haue slayne the lordes annoynted.
  • 1 Kgs 20:40-42 : 40 And as thy seruaunt had here & there to do, he was gone. And the king of Israel sayde vnto him: Euen so shall thy iudgement be, as thou hast defined it thy selfe. 41 And he hasted, & toke the ashes away from his face, and the king of Israel knewe him, that he was of ye prophetes. 42 And he sayde vnto him, Thus sayth the Lorde: Because thou hast let go out of thy hande a man that is in my curse, thy lyfe shall go for his lyfe, and thy people for his people.
  • Job 4:3-4 : 3 Beholde, thou hast ben an instructer of many, & hast strenghtned the weery handes: 4 Thy wordes haue set vp him that was falling, thou hast refreshed the weake knees.
  • Job 16:5 : 5 I shoulde comfort you with my mouth, & releasse your paine with the talking of my lippes.
  • Ps 37:30 : 30 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wysdome: and his tongue wyll be talking of iudgement.
  • Ps 40:9-9 : 9 I haue declared thy righteousnes in a great congregatio: lo I wil not refraine my lippes O God thou knowest it. 10 I haue not hyd thy ryghteousnesse within my heart: my talkyng hath ben of thy trueth and of thy saluation. I haue not concealed thy louyng mercie and trueth: from the great congregation.
  • Ps 64:8 : 8 Yea they shall cause their owne tongues to be a meanes for to destroy the selues: insomuch that who so seeth them, shal desire to flee away from them
  • Ps 71:15-18 : 15 My mouth shall dayly speake of thy ryghteousnesse and saluation: for I knowe no ende therof. 16 I wyll go foorth in the strength of the Lorde God: and I wyll only make mention of thy ryghteousnesse. 17 Thou O God hast taught me from my youth: and hytherto I can well declare thy wonderous workes. 18 Wherfore whylest I am olde and am gray headed: O Lorde forsake me not, vntyll I haue shewed thy arme vnto this generation, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.
  • Ps 140:9 : 9 Let the labour of his owne lippe couer him: who is head of them that compasse me about.
  • Prov 10:8 : 8 A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.
  • Prov 10:10 : 10 He that winketh with his eye, wyll cause sorowe: but he that hath a foolishe mouth, shalbe beaten.
  • Prov 10:13-14 : 13 In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding, a man shall finde wysdome: but the rod belongeth to the backe of the foolishe. 14 Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.
  • Prov 10:20-21 : 20 The tongue of the iust man is as tried siluer: but the heart of the vngodly is a thyng of naught. 21 The lippes of the ryghteous feede a whole multitude: but fooles shall dye in their owne follie.
  • Prov 10:31-32 : 31 The mouth of the iust wyll be talking of wisdome: but the tongue of the frowarde shall be cut out. 32 The lippes of the ryghteous vtter that which is acceptable: but the mouth of the vngodly speaketh frowarde thynges.
  • Prov 12:13-14 : 13 The wicked falleth into the snare thorowe the malice of his owne mouth: but the iust shall escape out of all perill. 14 Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 A slaunderous person pricketh lyke a sworde: but a wise mans tongue is wholsome.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    84%

    6A fooles lippes come with brawling, and his mouth prouoketh vnto stripes.

    7A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lippes are the snare for his owne soule.

  • Eccl 10:13-14
    2 verses
    84%

    13The beginning of his talking is foolishnesse: & the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse.

    14A foole is full of wordes, and a man can not tell what shall come to passe: who wyll then warne hym of it that shall folowe after hym?

  • Prov 10:14
    82%

    14Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.

  • Prov 15:2
    82%

    2The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.

  • Prov 14:3
    82%

    3In the mouth of the foolishe is the rodde of pryde: but the lippes of the wyse wyll preserue them.

  • Prov 10:21
    81%

    21The lippes of the ryghteous feede a whole multitude: but fooles shall dye in their owne follie.

  • Prov 15:7
    80%

    7The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.

  • Prov 29:11
    79%

    11A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.

  • Prov 12:23
    79%

    23A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.

  • Prov 10:8
    79%

    8A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.

  • Prov 15:14
    79%

    14The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.

  • Prov 23:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8The morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou parbreake, and loose those sweete wordes.

    9Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 16:21-23
    3 verses
    78%

    21Who so is wyse in heart, shalbe called prudent: and the sweetnesse of his lippes encreaseth learnyng.

    22Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse.

    23A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    78%

    18He that hydeth hatred with lying lippes, and he that speaketh slaunder, is a foole.

    19Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.

    8The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

  • Prov 12:14-16
    3 verses
    77%

    14Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.

    15The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.

    16A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haste: but a discrete man couereth his owne shame.

  • Eccl 10:11
    77%

    11A backbiter is no better then a serpent that stingeth without hissing.

  • Prov 10:31-32
    2 verses
    76%

    31The mouth of the iust wyll be talking of wisdome: but the tongue of the frowarde shall be cut out.

    32The lippes of the ryghteous vtter that which is acceptable: but the mouth of the vngodly speaketh frowarde thynges.

  • Prov 13:16
    76%

    16A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.

  • Prov 17:28
    76%

    28Yea, a very foole when he holdeth his tongue is counted wise: and he that stoppeth his lippes is esteemed prudent.

  • Prov 10:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10He that winketh with his eye, wyll cause sorowe: but he that hath a foolishe mouth, shalbe beaten.

    11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.

  • Prov 13:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2Of the fruite of a wise mans mouth shall eche man eate good thynges: but the wicked shall eate of the fruite of the transgressours.

    3He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his lyfe: but who so rashlye openeth his lippes, destroyeth hym selfe.

  • Prov 26:4-6
    3 verses
    75%

    4Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes, lest thou become like vnto him.

    5But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.

    6As he that cutteth of his messengers feete endamageth himselfe: so doth he that committeth a message to a foole.

  • Eccl 10:3
    75%

    3A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self.

  • Prov 18:4
    75%

    4The wordes of a wyse mans mouth are lyke deepe waters: and the well of wisdome is like a full streame.

  • Prov 24:7
    74%

    7Wysdome is to hye a thyng for a foole: for he dare not open his mouth in the gate.

  • Prov 26:12
    74%

    12If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.

  • Prov 18:2
    74%

    2A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding: but onlye to vtter the fansies of his owne heart.

  • Prov 29:20
    73%

    20Seest thou a man that is hastie to speake vnaduisedly? there is more hope in a foole then in hym.

  • Prov 14:24
    73%

    24Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

  • Prov 19:1
    73%

    1Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.

  • Ps 36:3
    73%

    3The wordes of his mouth are vnrighteous and full of deceipt: he hath left of to behaue him selfe wisely & to do good.

  • Prov 18:20
    73%

    20A mans belly shalbe satisfied with the fruite of his owne mouth, and with the encrease of his lippes shall he be filled.

  • Prov 14:16
    73%

    16A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.

  • Prov 17:24
    73%

    24Wisdome shineth in the face of hym that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of fooles wander throughout al landes.

  • Prov 21:23
    73%

    23Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.