Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

Wisdom Better than Folly

¹² The words of a wise man's mouth _u win him favor, ₁
but _v the lips of a fool consume him.
¹³ The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,
and the end of his talk is evil madness.
¹⁴ _w A fool multiplies words,
though no man knows what is to be,
and who can tell him _x what will be after him?

1. Cross References
   Proverbs 10:32
   The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.
   Proverbs 22:11
   He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
   Luke 4:22
   And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?
   
2. Cross References
   Proverbs 18:7
   A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
   
3. Cross References
   Proverbs 15:2
   The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
   
4. Cross References
   Ecclesiastes 3:22
   So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his work, for that is his lot. Who can bring him to see what will be after him?