The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
What does Ecclesiastes 10:12 mean?
There is a practice in the East, of charming serpents by music. The babbler's tongue is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison; and contradiction only makes it the more violent.
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Keep this verse inside Ecclesiastes 10:12-15 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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