Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him. Young's Literal Translation Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up. King James Bible The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. Hebrew The wordsדִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of a wise man’s חָכָ֖ם (ḥā·ḵām) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2450: Wise mouth פִי־ (p̄î-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to are gracious, חֵ֑ן (ḥên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2580: Graciousness, subjective, objective but the lips וְשִׂפְת֥וֹת (wə·śip̄·ṯō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin of a fool כְּסִ֖יל (kə·sîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool consume him. תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃ (tə·ḇal·lə·‘en·nū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 1104: To swallow down, swallow up, engulf |