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The words of a wise man’s mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Ecclesiastes 10:12 — KJV
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Ecclesiastes 10:12
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Ecclesiastes 10:12
Verse 12 of 20
Commentary
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 10:12
Theological / DevotionalGracious. That is, acceptable to the hearers (see Ps. 45:2; Prov. 22:11; Luke 4:22). Winsome words are always pleasing.
Swallow up himself. That is, be the cause of his own undoing, of bringing him to shame (see Prov. 10:8, 21; 18:7; 29:9).
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