Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
but the end of his speaking is evil madness.
New American Standard Bible
the beginning of
King James Version
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
International Standard Version
He begins his speech with foolishness, and concludes it with evil madness.
A Conservative Version
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
American Standard Version
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Amplified
the beginning of
Bible in Basic English
The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.
Darby Translation
The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Julia Smith Translation
The beginning of the words of his mouth, folly: and the latter state of his mouth the folly of evil.
King James 2000
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is wicked madness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He begins by saying what is foolish and ends by uttering what is wicked delusion.
Modern King James verseion
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is wicked madness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The beginning of his talking is foolishness, and the last word of his mouth is great madness.
NET Bible
At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,
New Heart English Bible
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
The Emphasized Bible
The beginning of the words of his mouth, is folly, - but, the latter end of his speech, is mischievous madness.
Webster
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
World English Bible
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Youngs Literal Translation
The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly, And the latter end of his mouth Is mischievous madness.
Themes
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Vain talk condemned
Slander » End of, is mischievous madness
Speaking, evil » Vain talk condemned
Speech/communication » The mouth of a fool
Speech/communication » Who is full of words
Interlinear
Peh
Peh
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 10:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Burden Of Folly
12
but the lips of a fool consume him.
but the end of his speaking is evil madness.
No one knows what will happen,
and who can tell anyone what will happen after him?
Cross References
Judges 14:15
On the fourth
1 Samuel 20:26-33
Saul did not say anything that day because he thought, “Something unexpected has happened; he must be ceremonially unclean—yes, that’s it, he is unclean.”
1 Samuel 22:7-8
Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin: Is Jesse’s son going to give all of you fields and vineyards? Do you think he’ll make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?
1 Samuel 22:16-18
But the king said, “You will die, Ahimelech—you and your father’s whole family!”
1 Samuel 25:10-11
Nabal asked them, “Who is David?
2 Samuel 19:41-1
Suddenly, all the men of Israel came to the king. They asked him, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and transport the king and his household across the Jordan, along with all of David’s men?”
2 Kings 6:27
He answered, “If the Lord doesn’t help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”
2 Kings 6:31
He announced, “May God punish me and do so severely
Proverbs 29:9
there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.
Matthew 2:7-8
Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and asked them the exact time the star appeared.
Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years
Luke 6:2
But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
Luke 6:11
They, however, were filled with rage and started discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.
Luke 11:38
When the Pharisee saw this, he was amazed that He did not first perform the ritual washing
Luke 11:53-54
When He left there,
John 12:10
Therefore the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus also
Acts 5:28-33
“Didn’t we strictly order you not to teach in this name?
Acts 6:9-11
Then some from what is called the Freedmen’s Synagogue, composed of both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, came forward and disputed with Stephen.
Acts 7:54-59
When they heard these things, they were enraged in their hearts
Acts 19:24-28
For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis,