Ecclesiastes 10:13
Ecclesiastes 10:13 — The New International Version (NIV)
13 At the beginning their words are folly;
at the end they are wicked madness—
Ecclesiastes 10:13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Ecclesiastes 10:13 — New Living Translation (NLT)
13 Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions,
so their conclusions will be wicked madness;
Ecclesiastes 10:13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
13 The words of his mouth begin with foolishness,
And the end of his talk is raving madness.
Ecclesiastes 10:13 — New Century Version (NCV)
13 A fool begins by saying foolish things
and ends by saying crazy and wicked things.
Ecclesiastes 10:13 — American Standard Version (ASV)
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Ecclesiastes 10:13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Ecclesiastes 10:13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
13 A fool starts out by talking foolishness and ends up saying crazy things that are dangerous.
Ecclesiastes 10:13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly,
but the end of his speaking is evil madness.
Ecclesiastes 10:13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
13 The words of their mouths begin in foolishness,
and their talk ends in wicked madness;
Ecclesiastes 10:13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
13 He begins by saying what is foolish
and ends by uttering what is wicked delusion.
Ecclesiastes 10:13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
13 At first what he says is foolish.
In the end his words are very evil.
Ecclesiastes 10:13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
13 the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness.