ECC 10:12 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

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;

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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.

Moff No Moff ECC book available

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.

Drby 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.

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

KJB-1769 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.[fn]

10.12 gracious: Heb. grace

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]The words of a wise mans mouth are gratious: but the lips of a foole will swallow vp himselfe.
(The words of a wise mans mouth are gratious: but the lips of a foole will swallow up himself.)

10:12 Prou.10. 32. and 12. 13.

10:12 Heb. grace.

Bshps 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.)

Gnva 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 devour himself. )

Cvdl 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.)

Luth Die Worte aus dem Munde eines Weisen sind holdselig; aber des Narren Lippen verschlingen denselben.
(The words out_of to_him Munde one Weisen are lovely; but the Narren lips verschlingen denselben.)

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

BrTr 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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