Ecclesiastes 10:12
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- 35 Heb “of a wise man’s mouth.”
- 36 The phrase “win him” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
- 37 Or “are gracious.” The antithetical parallelism suggests that חֵן (khen) does not denote “gracious character” but “[gain] favor” (e.g., Gen 39:21; Exod 3:21; 11:3; 12:36; Prov 3:4, 34; 13:15; 22:1; 28:23; Eccl 9:11); cf. חֵן 2; 336 חֵן 2. The , on the other hand, rendered חֶן with χάρις (charis, “gracious”). The English versions are divided: “are gracious” (, , , , ) and “win him favor” (, , , , , , ).
- 38 Heb “lips.”
- 39 Heb “consume him”; or “engulf him.” The verb I בלע (“to swallow”) creates a striking wordplay on the homonymic root II בלע (“to speak eloquently”; בלע). Rather than speaking eloquently (II בלע, “to speak eloquently”), the fool utters words that are self-destructive (I בלע, “to swallow, engulf”).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor,
but the lips of a fool consume him.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,
but fools are consumed by their own lips.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious,
but the lips of a fool consume him.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Wise words bring approval,
but fools are destroyed by their own words.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The wise man wins favor by the words of his mouth,
but the fool is devoured by his own lips.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
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