ECC 10:12 Parallel View

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ULT The words of the mouth of a wise person are favor,
⇔ but the lips of a fool will swallow him.

UST Wise people say what is sensible, and because of that, people honor them,
⇔ but foolish people are destroyed by what they themselves say.

BSB  ⇔ The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious,
⇔ but the lips of a fool consume him.

OEB The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favour,
⇔ But a fool by his lips is brought to ruin;

WEB The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

NET The words of a wise person win him favor,
 ⇔ but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

LSV Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious,
And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

FBV Wise words are beneficial, but fools destroy themselves by what they say.

T4T  ⇔ Wise people say [MTY] what is sensible, and because of that, people honor them;
⇔ but foolish people are destroyed by what they say [MTY].

LEB • wins favor by the words of his mouth, but the fool is devoured by his own lips.

BBE The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

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JPS The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

ASV The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

DRA The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.

YLT Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

DBY The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself.

RV The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

WBS The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

KJB The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

BB The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.
(The words out of a wise mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole will destroy himself.)

GNV The words of ye mouth of a wise man haue grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himselfe.
(The words of ye/you_all mouth of a wise man have grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himself.)

CB The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gracious, but the lippes of a foole wil destroye himself.
(The words out of a wise mans mouth are gracious, but the lippes of a foole will destroy himself.)

WYC The wordis of the mouth of a wijs man is grace; and the lippis of an vnwijs man schulen caste hym doun.
(The words of the mouth of a wijs man is grace; and the lippis of an unwijs man should cast/threw him down.)

LUT Die Worte aus dem Munde eines Weisen sind holdselig; aber des Narren Lippen verschlingen denselben.
(The Worte out of to_him Munde eines Weisen are holdselig; but the Narren lips verschlingen denselben.)

CLV Verba oris sapientis gratia, et labia insipientis præcipitabunt eum;
(Verba oris sapientis gratia, and labia insipientis præcipitabunt eum;)

BRN The words of a wise mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

BrLXX Λόγοι στόματος σοφοῦ χάρις, καὶ χείλη ἄφρονος καταποντιοῦσιν αὐτόν.
(Logoi stomatos sofou ⱪaris, kai ⱪeilaʸ afronos katapontiousin auton.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious

(Some words not found in UHB: words mouth wise graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty and,lips fool consume,him )

Here the wise man’s speech is represented by his “mouth.” Alternate translation: “The things that a wise man says are gracious”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) the lips of a fool consume him

(Some words not found in UHB: words mouth wise graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty and,lips fool consume,him )

Here the fool’s speech is represented by his “lips.” This speaks of the fool destroying himself by his speech as if it were eating him. Alternate translation: “The things that a foolish man says destroy him” (See also: figs-metaphor)

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