Ecclesiastes 10:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.”
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“The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The beginning of the words of his mouth <FI>is<Fi> folly, And the latter end of his mouth <FI>Is<Fi> mischievous madness.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 10:13 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 14:15So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”
- 1 Samuel 20:26Saul said nothing that day because he thought, “Something has happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.”
- 1 Samuel 22:7Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?
- 1 Samuel 22:16But the king replied, “You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!”
- 1 Samuel 25:10But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.
- 2 Samuel 19:41Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”
- 2 Kings 6:27He answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”
- 2 Kings 6:31He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”
- Proverbs 13:16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
- Ecclesiastes 5:2Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
- Matthew 2:7Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
- Matthew 2:16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
- Luke 6:2But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
- Luke 6:11But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
- Luke 11:38But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
- Luke 11:53As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
- John 12:10So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
- Acts 5:28“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
- Acts 6:9But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,
- Acts 7:54On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
- Acts 19:24It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
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