Ecclesiastes 10:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.”

Ecclesiastes 10:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 10:127 words

HebrewMeaning

דִּבְרֵ֥יdibərēy

the words ofnounH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

פִיpiy

the mouth ofnounH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

חָכָ֖םḥākām

a wise personadjH2450

subtil · wise · man)

חֵ֑ןḥēn

are favornounH2580

grace · pleasant · precious · favoured

וְ/שִׂפְת֥וֹתwəśipətwōt

and the lips ofconjH8193

bank · binding · border · brim ···

כְּסִ֖ילkəsiyl

a fooladjH3684

תְּבַלְּעֶֽ/נּוּtəbaləʿenw

it swallows himverbH1104

destroy · devour · eat up · be at end ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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