Ecclesiastes 10:12

Coverdale Bible (1535)

The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gracious, but the lippes of a foole wil destroye himself.

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  • Prov 15:2 : 2 A wyse tonge commendeth knowlege, a foolish mouth blabbeth out nothinge but foolishnesse.
  • Luke 4:22 : 22 And they all gaue him wytnesse, and wodred at the gracious wordes, which proceaded out of his mouth, and they saide: Is not this Iosephs sonne?
  • Eph 4:29 : 29 Let no filthy communicacion proceade out of youre mouth, but that which is good to edifye withall, wha nede is, that it be gracious to heare.
  • Col 4:6 : 6 Let youre speach be allwaye fauorable, seasoned with salt, that ye maye knowe how to answere euery man.
  • Luke 19:22 : 22 He sayde vnto him: Of thine awne mouth iudge I the thou euell seruaunt. Knewest thou thou that I am an harde man, takynge vp that I layde not downe, and reapynge that I dyd not sowe?
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 O how ioyfull a thinge is it, a man to geue a conuenient answere? O how pleasaunt is a worde spoken in due season?
  • Prov 16:21-24 : 21 Who so hath a wyse vnderstondinge, is called to councell: but he yt can speake fayre, getteth more riches. 22 Vnderstondinge is a well of life vnto him yt hath it, as for ye chastenynge of fooles, it is but foolishnesse. 23 The herte of the wyse enfourmeth his mouth, and amendeth ye doctryne in his lyppes. 24 Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refreshinge of ye mynde, & health of ye bones.
  • Prov 18:6-8 : 6 A fooles lippes are euer brawlinge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto batayll. 7 A fooles mouth is his owne destruccion, and his lippes are ye snare for his owne soule. 8 The wordes of a slaunderer are very woudes, and go thorow vnto the ynmost partes of the body.
  • Prov 19:5 : 5 A false wytnesse shal not remayne vnpunyshed, and he that speaketh lyes shal not escape.
  • Prov 22:11 : 11 Who so delyteth to be of a clene herte and of gracious lyppes, ye kynge shal be his frende.
  • Prov 22:17-18 : 17 My sonne, bowe downe thine eare, and herken vnto the wordes of wy?dome, applye yi mynde vnto my doctryne: 18 for it is a pleasaunt thinge yf thou kepe it in thine herte, and practise it in thy mouth:
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A worde spoken in due season, is like apples of golde in a syluer dyshe. 12 The correccion of the wyse is to an obedient eare, a golden cheyne and a Iewel of golde.
  • Prov 26:9 : 9 A parable in a fooles mouth, is like a thorne yt pricketh a droncken man in ye hande.
  • Prov 31:26 : 26 She openeth hir mouth with wy?dome, & in hir toge is the lawe of grace.
  • Matt 12:35 : 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his hert, bringeth forth good thinges: & an euel man out of his euell treasure, bringeth forth euell thinges.
  • 2 Sam 1:16 : 16 Then sayde Dauid vnto him: Thy bloude be vpon thyne owne heade. For thy mouth hath spoken against thyselfe and sayde: I haue slayne the anoynted of the LORDE.
  • 1 Kgs 20:40-42 : 40 And whyle thy seruaunt had here & there to do, he was awaye. The kynge of Israel sayde vnto him: It is thine owne iudgment, thou hast geuen it thyselfe. 41 Then put he the a?shes from his face in all the haist. And the kynge of Israel knewe him, that he was one of the prophetes. 42 And he sayde vnto him: Thus sayeth the LORDE: Because thou hast let the damned man go, therfore shall thy soule be for his soule, and thy people for his people.
  • Job 4:3-4 : 3 Beholde, thou hast bene a teacher of many, and hast comforted the weery hondes. 4 Thy wordes haue set vp those that were fallen, thou hast refresshed the weake knees.
  • Job 16:5 : 5 I shulde comforte you with my mouth, and release youre payne with ye talkinge of my lyppes.
  • Ps 37:30 : 30 Yee the rightuous shal possesse ye lode, & dwell therin for euer.
  • Ps 40:9-9 : 9 I wil preach of yi rightuousnesse in the greate congregacion: Lo, I wil not refrayne my lippes, o LORDE, & that thou knowest. 10 I do not hyde yi rightuousnes in my hert, my talkynge is of thy treuth and sauynge health: I kepe not thy louynge mercy and faithfulnesse backe from the greate congregacion.
  • Ps 64:8 : 8 Yee their owne tunges shall make them fall, In so moch that who so seyth the, shal laugh the to scorne.
  • Ps 71:15-18 : 15 Thou (o God) hast lerned me fro my youth vp vntill now, therfore wil I tell of yi wonderous workes. 16 Forsake me not (o God) in myne olde age, when I am gray headed: vntill I haue shewed thyne arme vnto childers children, & thy power to all them that are yet for to come. 17 Thy rightuousnes (o God) is very hie, thou that doest greate thinges: o God, who is like vnto the? 18 O what greate troubles & aduersite hast thou shewed me? & yet didest thou turne & refresh me, yee & broughtest me from the depe of the earth agayne.
  • Ps 140:9 : 9 Sela. Let the myschefe of their owne lippes fall vpon ye head of the, yt copase me aboute.
  • Prov 10:8 : 8 A wyse man wil receaue warnynge, but a foole wil sooner be smytten in the face.
  • Prov 10:10 : 10 He yt wynketh with his eye, wil do some harme: but he that hath a foolish mouth, shalbe beaten.
  • Prov 10:13-14 : 13 In ye lippes of him yt hath vnderstodinge a ma shal fynde wysdome, but ye rodde belogeth to ye backe of ye foolish. 14 Wyse me laye vp knowlege, but ye mouth of ye foolish is nye destruccio.
  • Prov 10:20-21 : 20 An innocent tonge is a noble treasure, but the herte of the vngodly is nothinge worth. 21 The lippes of the rightuous fede a whole multitude, but fooles shal dye in their owne foly.
  • Prov 10:31-32 : 31 The mouth of the iust wilbe talkynge of wysdome, but the tonge of the frowarde shal perish. 32 The lippes of the rightuous are occupied in acceptable thinges, but the mouth of the vngodly taketh them to the worst.
  • Prov 12:13-14 : 13 The wicked falleth in to the snare thorow ye malyce of his owne mouth, but the iust shal escape out of parell. 14 Euery man shal enioye good acordinge to the innocency of his mouth, and after the workes of his hades shal he be rewarded.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 A slaunderous personne pricketh like a swerde, but a wyse mans tonge 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
    2 verses
    84%

    6 A fooles lippes are euer brawlinge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto batayll.

    7 A fooles mouth is his owne destruccion, and his lippes are ye snare for his owne soule.

  • Eccl 10:13-14
    2 verses
    84%

    13 The begynnynge of his talkynge is foolishnes, and the last worde of his mouth is greate madnesse.

    14 A foole is so full of wordes, that a man can not tell what ende he wyll make: who wyl then warne him to make a conclucion?

  • Prov 10:14
    82%

    14 Wyse me laye vp knowlege, but ye mouth of ye foolish is nye destruccio.

  • Prov 15:2
    82%

    2 A wyse tonge commendeth knowlege, a foolish mouth blabbeth out nothinge but foolishnesse.

  • Prov 14:3
    82%

    3 In the mouth of the foolish is the boostinge of lordshipe, but ye lippes of ye wyse wilbe warre of soch.

  • Prov 10:21
    81%

    21 The lippes of the rightuous fede a whole multitude, but fooles shal dye in their owne foly.

  • Prov 15:7
    80%

    7 A wyse mouth poureth out knowlege, but ye herte of the foolish doth not so.

  • Prov 29:11
    79%

    11 A foole poureth out his sprete alltogether, but a wyse man kepeth it in till afterwarde.

  • Prov 12:23
    79%

    23 He that hath vnderstodinge, can hyde his wysdome: but an vndiscrete herte telleth out his foolishnesse.

  • Prov 10:8
    79%

    8 A wyse man wil receaue warnynge, but a foole wil sooner be smytten in the face.

  • Prov 15:14
    79%

    14 A wyse herte wil seke after knowlege, but ye mouth of fooles medleth with foolishnesse.

  • Prov 23:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8 Yee ye morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou perbreake, and lese those swete wordes.

    9 Tel nothinge in to ye eares of a foole, for he wyl despyse the wy?dome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 16:21-23
    3 verses
    78%

    21 Who so hath a wyse vnderstondinge, is called to councell: but he yt can speake fayre, getteth more riches.

    22 Vnderstondinge is a well of life vnto him yt hath it, as for ye chastenynge of fooles, it is but foolishnesse.

    23 The herte of the wyse enfourmeth his mouth, and amendeth ye doctryne in his lyppes.

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    78%

    18 Dissemblynge lippes kepe hatred secretly, and he that speaketh eny slaunder, is a foole.

    19 Where moch bablinge is, there must nedes be offence: he that refrayneth his lippes, is wysest of all.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7 Se yt thou medle not with a foole, & do as though thou haddest no knowlege.

    8 The wy?dome of him that hath vnderstondinge is, to take hede vnto his waye, but the foolishnesse of the vnwyse disceaueth.

  • Prov 12:14-16
    3 verses
    77%

    14 Euery man shal enioye good acordinge to the innocency of his mouth, and after the workes of his hades shal he be rewarded.

    15 Loke what a foole taketh in honde, he thinketh it well done: but he that is wyse, wyl be couceled.

    16 A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haist, but a discrete man forgeueth wronge.

  • Eccl 10:11
    77%

    11 A babler of his tonge is no better, then a serpent that styngeth without hyssynge.

  • Prov 10:31-32
    2 verses
    76%

    31 The mouth of the iust wilbe talkynge of wysdome, but the tonge of the frowarde shal perish.

    32 The lippes of the rightuous are occupied in acceptable thinges, but the mouth of the vngodly taketh them to the worst.

  • Prov 13:16
    76%

    16 A wyse man doth all thinges with discrecion, but a foole wil declare his foly.

  • Prov 17:28
    76%

    28 Yee a very foole (when he holdeth his tonge) is counted wyse, and to haue vnderstodinge, when he shutteth his lippes.

  • Prov 10:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10 He yt wynketh with his eye, wil do some harme: but he that hath a foolish mouth, shalbe beaten.

    11 The mouth of a rightuous man is a well of life, but ye mouth of the vngodly is past shame, & presumptuous.

  • Prov 13:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2 A good ma shal enioye the frute of his mouth, but he that hath a frowarde mynde, shalbe spoyled.

    3 He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his life: but who so speaketh vnaduysed, fyndeth harme.

  • Prov 26:4-6
    3 verses
    75%

    4 Geue not the foole an answere after his foolishnesse, lest thou become like vnto him:

    5 but make ye foole an answere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne coceate.

    6 He is lame of his fete, yee droncken is he in vanite, that comitteth eny thinge to a foole.

  • Eccl 10:3
    75%

    3 A dotinge foole thinketh, yt euery ma doth as foolishly as himself.

  • Prov 18:4
    75%

    4 The wordes of a mas mouth are like depe waters, and the well of wy?dome is like a full streame.

  • Prov 24:7
    74%

    7 Wy?dome is an hie thinge, yee eue to ye foole, for he darre not ope his mouth in ye gate.

  • Prov 26:12
    74%

    12 Yf thou seyest a man yt is wyse in his owne conceate, there is more hope in a foole then in hi.

  • Prov 18:2
    74%

    2 A foole hath no delyte in vnderstodinge, but only in those thinges wherin his herte reioyseth.

  • Prov 29:20
    73%

    20 Yf thou seyst a man that is haistie to speake vnaduysed, thou mayest trust a foole more then him.

  • Prov 14:24
    73%

    24 Riches are an ornament vnto the wyse, but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

  • Prov 19:1
    73%

    1 Better is the poore that lyueth godly, the the blasphemer that is but a foole.

  • Ps 36:3
    73%

    3 The wordes of his mouth are vnrightuousnesse and disceate, he wil not be lerned to do good.

  • Prov 18:20
    73%

    20 A mans bely shalbe satisfied with the frute of his owne mouth, and with the increase of his lippes shal he be fylled.

  • Prov 14:16
    73%

    16 A wyse man, feareth, and departeth from euell, but a foole goeth on presumptuously.

  • Prov 17:24
    73%

    24 Wy?dome shyneth in ye face of him yt hath vnderstondinge, but ye eyes of fooles wandre thorow out all lodes.

  • Prov 21:23
    73%

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