Ecclesiastes 10:12

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

The words of the mouth of a wise man be grace; and the lips of an unwise man shall cast him down.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:16

And David said to him, Thy blood be on thine head; for thy mouth spake against thee, and said, I killed the christ or the anointed of the Lord.

Job 16:5

I would make you strong by my mouth, and I would move my lips as sparing you.

Psalm 140:9

The head of the compass of them; the travail of their lips shall cover them.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of a just [or rightwise] man shall bethink wisdom; and his tongue shall speak doom.

Psalm 64:8

and the tongues of them be made sick against them. All men be troubled, that saw them;

Proverbs 10:10

He that beckoneth with the eye, shall give sorrow; a fool shall be beaten with his own lips.

Proverbs 10:8

A wise man shall receive commandments with heart; a fool is beaten with his own lips.

Proverbs 12:18

A man is that promiseth, and he is pricked as with the sword of conscience; but the tongue of wise men is health.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of wise men honoureth knowing; the mouth of fools boileth out folly.

Proverbs 15:23

A man is glad in the sentence of his mouth; and a covenable word is best.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that speaketh leasings, shall not escape.

Proverbs 22:11

He that loveth the cleanness of heart, shall have the king for a friend, for the grace of his lips.

Proverbs 26:9

As if a thorn groweth in the hand of a drunken man; so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 31:26

She opened her mouth to wisdom; and the law of mercy is in her tongue.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of wise men be as pricks, and as nails fastened deep, which be given of one shepherd by the counsels of masters.

Ecclesiastes 4:5

A fool foldeth together his hands, and eateth his flesh,

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Speak thou not anything follily, neither thine heart be swift to bring forth a word before God; for God is in heaven, and thou art on earth, therefore thy words be few.

Ecclesiastes 5:6

Give thou not thy mouth, that thou make thy flesh to do sin; neither say thou before an angel, No purvey-ance there is; lest peradventure the Lord be wroth on thy words, and destroy all the works of thine hands.

Ecclesiastes 9:17

The words of wise men be heard in silence, more than the cry of a prince among fools.

Matthew 12:35

A good man bringeth forth good things of good treasure, and an evil man bringeth forth evil things of evil treasure.

Luke 19:22

He saith to him, Wicked servant, of thy mouth I deem thee. Knewest thou, that I am an austere man, taking away that thing that I setted not, and reaping that thing that I sowed not? [or I have not sown?]

Luke 4:22

And all men gave witnessing to him, and wondered in the words of grace, that came forth [or came out] of his mouth. And they said, Whether this is not the son of Joseph?

Ephesians 4:29

Each evil word go not out of your mouth; but if any is good to the edification of faith, that it give grace to men that hear.

Colossians 4:6

Your word be savoured with salt evermore in grace; that ye know, how it behooveth you to answer to each man.