And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and brought the king, and his household, over the Jordan, and all David's men with him?
Ecclesiastes 10:13 - American Standard Version 2015 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is wicked madness. American Standard Version (1901) The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. Common English Bible Fools start out talking foolishness and end up speaking awful nonsense. Catholic Public Domain Version At the beginning of his words is foolishness, and at the end of his talk is a most grievous error. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error. |
And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and brought the king, and his household, over the Jordan, and all David's men with him?
And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?
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.
Every prudent man worketh with knowledge;\par\tab But a fool flaunteth {\i his} folly.
If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man,\par\tab Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.
A fool also multiplieth words: {\i yet} man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
I turned about, and my heart {\i was set} to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason {\i of things}, and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.
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.
And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner.
But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which is not lawful on the sabbath day?
But the chief priests took counsel that they might put Lazarus also to death;
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?