12 Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,

but fools are consumed by their own lips.

12 The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor,

but the lips of a fool consume him.

12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

12 Wise words bring approval,

but fools are destroyed by their own words.

12 The words of the wise bring them praise,

but the words of a fool will destroy them.

12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself.

12 A wise person’s words win favors, but a fool’s lips are self-destructive.

12 The words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious,

but the lips of a fool consume him.

12 Words spoken by the wise bring them favor,

but the lips of fools consume them.

12 The wise man wins favor by the words of his mouth,

but the fool is devoured by his own lips.

12 A man who is wise says gracious things.

But a foolish person is destroyed by what his own lips speak.

12 Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;