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Ecclesiastes 10:12
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
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The words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
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English Standard Version
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The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.
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King James Version
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The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
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The Message Bible
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The words of a wise person are gracious. The talk of a fool self-destructs -
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New American Standard Bible
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Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;
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New International Version
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Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.
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New King James Version
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The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;
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New Living Translation
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Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their own words.
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New Revised Standard
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Words spoken by the wise bring them favor, but the lips of fools consume them.
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American Standard Version
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The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
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The Bible in Basic English
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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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Common English Bible
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Words from a wise person's mouth are beneficial, but fools are devoured by their own lips.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
12
Words from a wise person's mouth are beneficial, but fools are devoured by their own lips.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
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The words spoken by the wise bring them favor, but the lips of a fool swallow him up.
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The Darby Translation
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The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself.
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Good News Translation
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What the wise say brings them honor, but fools are destroyed by their own words.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
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What the wise say brings them honor, but fools are destroyed by their own words.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
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A wise person's words win favors, but a fool's lips are self-destructive.
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Hebrew Names Version
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The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
12
The words from the mouth of the wise man
are
grace, but the lips of the fool will swallow up himself.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
12
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
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Lexham English Bible
12
The wise man [wins] favor by the words of his mouth, but the fool is devoured by his own lips.
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
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The words of a wise mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.
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New Century Version
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The words of the wise bring them praise, but the words of a fool will destroy them.
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New International Reader's Version
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A man who is wise says gracious things. But a foolish person is destroyed by what his own lips speak.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
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Words spoken by the wise bring them favor, but the lips of fools consume them.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
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The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.
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Revised Standard Version
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The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
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The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.
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Third Millennium Bible
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The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will swallow himself up;
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
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The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will swallow himself up;
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The Latin Vulgate
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verba oris sapientis gratia et labia insipientis praecipitabunt eum
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
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verba oris sapientis gratia et labia insipientis praecipitabunt eum
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The Webster Bible
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The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
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World English Bible
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The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
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Wycliffe
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The words of the mouth of a wise man be grace; and the lips of an unwise man shall cast him down. (The words out of the mouth of a wise person bring him favour; but the lips of an unwise person shall bring him down.)
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Young's Literal Translation
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Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.
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