Ecclesiastes 10:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The 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 words
דִּבְרֵ֥י (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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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