Parallel Verses
- New International Version - Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.
- 新标点和合本 - 智慧人的口说出恩言； 愚昧人的嘴吞灭自己。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 智慧人的口说出恩言； 愚昧人的嘴吞灭自己，
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 智慧人的口说出恩言； 愚昧人的嘴吞灭自己，
- 当代译本 - 智者口出恩言， 愚人的话毁灭自己。
- 圣经新译本 - 智慧人的口，说出恩言；愚昧人的嘴，却吞灭自己。
- 中文标准译本 - 智慧人口中的话语有恩惠； 愚昧人的嘴却吞掉自己——
- 现代标点和合本 - 智慧人的口说出恩言， 愚昧人的嘴吞灭自己。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 智慧人的口说出恩言； 愚昧人的嘴吞灭自己。
- New International Reader's Version - Wise people say gracious things. But foolish people are destroyed by what their own lips speak.
- English Standard Version - The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.
- New Living Translation - Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their own words.
- The Message - The words of a wise person are gracious. The talk of a fool self-destructs— He starts out talking nonsense And ends up spouting insanity and evil.
- Christian Standard Bible - The words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
- New American Standard Bible - Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;
- New King James Version - The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;
- Amplified Bible - The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious and win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him;
- American Standard Version - The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
- King James Version - The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
- New English Translation - The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.
- World English Bible - The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
- 新標點和合本 - 智慧人的口說出恩言； 愚昧人的嘴吞滅自己。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 智慧人的口說出恩言； 愚昧人的嘴吞滅自己，
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 智慧人的口說出恩言； 愚昧人的嘴吞滅自己，
- 當代譯本 - 智者口出恩言， 愚人的話毀滅自己。
- 聖經新譯本 - 智慧人的口，說出恩言；愚昧人的嘴，卻吞滅自己。
- 呂振中譯本 - 智慧人口中的話 使他得人 的恩悅； 愚頑人的嘴吞滅自己。
- 中文標準譯本 - 智慧人口中的話語有恩惠； 愚昧人的嘴卻吞掉自己——
- 現代標點和合本 - 智慧人的口說出恩言， 愚昧人的嘴吞滅自己。
- 文理和合譯本 - 智者之口出惠言、愚者之口吞乎己、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 智者之言益人、愚者之言害己。
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 智者之言 原文作智者口之言 惠人、愚者之言 言原文作唇 害己、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Las palabras del sabio son placenteras, pero los labios del necio son su ruina;
- 현대인의 성경 - 지혜로운 사람의 말은 은혜를 끼치지만 어리석은 사람의 말은 자신을 망친다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Благодатны слова из уст мудрого, а уста глупого губят его самого.
- Восточный перевод - Благодатны слова из уст мудрого, а уста глупого губят его самого.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Благодатны слова из уст мудрого, а уста глупого губят его самого.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Благодатны слова из уст мудрого, а уста глупого губят его самого.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Les paroles du sage sont empreintes de bonté, mais la bouche de l’insensé cause sa perte.
- リビングバイブル - 知恵あることばは心地よいが、 愚か者のおしゃべりは身を滅ぼします。 愚か者の話は前置きがばかげ、 結論も常軌を逸している。
- Nova Versão Internacional - As palavras do sábio lhe trazem benefícios, mas os lábios do insensato o destroem.
- Hoffnung für alle - Ein weiser Mensch wird geachtet für seine Worte; aber ein Dummkopf richtet sich durch sein Gerede selbst zugrunde.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Lời nói của người khôn đem lại thắng lợi, nhưng miệng lưỡi người dại đem lại tai họa hiểm nghèo.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ถ้อยคำของคนฉลาดนั้นน่าฟัง แต่คนโง่ย่อยยับเพราะลมปากของตัวเอง
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - คำพูดที่ออกจากปากของผู้มีสติปัญญากอปรด้วยความกรุณา แต่ปากของคนโง่เขลาทำลายตัวเขาเอง
Cross Reference
- Psalm 140:9 - Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
- Proverbs 18:6 - The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.
- Proverbs 18:7 - The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
- Proverbs 18:8 - The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
- Proverbs 10:10 - Whoever winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
- Job 4:3 - Think how you have instructed many, how you have strengthened feeble hands.
- Job 4:4 - Your words have supported those who stumbled; you have strengthened faltering knees.
- Proverbs 19:5 - A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
- Proverbs 26:9 - Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
- Proverbs 15:23 - A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!
- Proverbs 12:18 - The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Matthew 12:35 - A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.
- 1 Kings 20:40 - While your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.” “That is your sentence,” the king of Israel said. “You have pronounced it yourself.”
- 1 Kings 20:41 - Then the prophet quickly removed the headband from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
- 1 Kings 20:42 - He said to the king, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have set free a man I had determined should die. Therefore it is your life for his life, your people for his people.’ ”
- Luke 19:22 - “His master replied, ‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow?
- Proverbs 25:11 - Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a ruling rightly given.
- Proverbs 25:12 - Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.
- Psalm 71:15 - My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long— though I know not how to relate them all.
- Psalm 71:16 - I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
- Psalm 71:17 - Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
- Psalm 71:18 - Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.
- Proverbs 12:13 - Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.
- Proverbs 12:14 - From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.
- Psalm 40:9 - I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, Lord, as you know.
- Psalm 40:10 - I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly.
- Proverbs 31:26 - She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
- Psalm 64:8 - He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
- Job 16:5 - But my mouth would encourage you; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.
- Proverbs 16:21 - The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.
- Proverbs 16:22 - Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.
- Proverbs 16:23 - The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.
- Proverbs 16:24 - Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
- Proverbs 10:8 - The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
- Psalm 37:30 - The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just.
- 2 Samuel 1:16 - For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head. Your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’ ”
- Proverbs 10:13 - Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.
- Proverbs 10:14 - The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
- Proverbs 10:31 - From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
- Proverbs 10:32 - The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
- Ephesians 4:29 - Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
- Proverbs 10:20 - The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
- Proverbs 10:21 - The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
- Proverbs 22:17 - Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,
- Proverbs 22:18 - for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.
- Colossians 4:6 - Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
- Luke 4:22 - All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.
- Proverbs 22:11 - One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.
- Proverbs 15:2 - The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.