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Ecclesiastes 10:13

Ecclesiastes chapter 10 · verse 13 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

Context

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

v.13This passage

v.14A fool also multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Samuel 22:7

    And Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,

  • Judges 14:15

    And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to impoverish us? is it not so?

  • 2 Kings 6:27

    And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?

  • 2 Kings 6:31

    Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

  • Luke 6:11

    But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

  • Matthew 2:16

    Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.