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Ecclesiastes 10:13
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KJ21
the beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
ASV
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
AMP
the beginning of his talking is foolishness and the end of his talk is wicked madness.
AMPC
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is wicked madness.
BRG
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
CSB
The beginning of the words from his mouth is folly, but the end of his speaking is evil madness;
CSBA
The beginning of the words from his mouth is folly, but the end of his speaking is evil madness;
CEB
Fools start out talking foolishness and end up speaking awful nonsense.
CJB
What he says starts with foolishness and ends with wicked madness.
CEV
Fools begin with nonsense, and their stupid chatter ends with disaster.
DARBY
The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
DRA
The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error.
ERV
Fools begin by saying something foolish. But in the end, they speak nonsense.
EASY
When a fool starts to speak, he says silly things. When he finishes, he is saying crazy things that are wicked.
EHV
The fool starts out by saying stupid things, but he ends up speaking wicked madness.
ESV
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is evil madness.
ESVUK
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is evil madness.
EXB
A fool begins by saying foolish things and ends by saying crazy and wicked things.
GNV
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the latter end of his mouth is wicked madness.
GW
A fool starts out by talking foolishness and ends up saying crazy things that are dangerous.
GNT
They start out with silly talk and end up with pure madness.
HCSB
The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly, but the end of his speaking is evil madness.
ICB
A foolish person begins by saying something foolish. In the end he is saying even crazier things.
ISV
He begins his speech with foolishness, and concludes it with evil madness.
JUB
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
KJV
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
AKJV
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
LSB
the beginning of the words of his mouth is simpleminded folly, and the end of what comes from his mouth is evil madness.
LEB
He begins by saying what is foolish and ends by uttering what is wicked delusion.
TLB
It is pleasant to listen to wise words, but a fool’s speech brings him to ruin. Since he begins with a foolish premise, his conclusion is sheer madness.
MSG
The words of a wise person are gracious. The talk of a fool self-destructs— He starts out talking nonsense And ends up spouting insanity and evil.
MEV
the beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is evil madness.
NOG
A fool starts out by talking foolishness and ends up saying crazy things that are dangerous.
NABRE
The beginning of their words is folly, and the end of their talk is utter madness;
NASB
the beginning of his talking is foolishness, and the end of it is evil insanity.
NASB1995
the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness.
NCB
The words a fool utters are grounded in stupidity, and they end in total madness.
NCV
A fool begins by saying foolish things and ends by saying crazy and wicked things.
NET
At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,
NIRV
At first what they say is foolish. In the end their words are very evil.
NIV
At the beginning their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—
NIVUK
At the beginning their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness –
NKJV
The words of his mouth begin with foolishness, And the end of his talk is raving madness.
NLV
The beginning of his talking is foolish, and the end of it is sinful and crazy.
NLT
Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions, so their conclusions will be wicked madness;
NRSVA
The words of their mouths begin in foolishness, and their talk ends in wicked madness;
NRSVACE
The words of their mouths begin in foolishness, and their talk ends in wicked madness;
NRSVCE
The words of their mouths begin in foolishness, and their talk ends in wicked madness;
NRSVUE
The words of their mouths begin in foolishness, and their talk ends in wicked madness,
OJB
The beginning of the words of his mouth is sichlut; and the end of his talk is holelot ra’ah.
RGT
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness. And the latter end of his mouth is wicked madness.
RSV
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is wicked madness.
RSVCE
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is wicked madness.
TLV
The words from his mouth begin as folly and end as grievous madness—
VOICE
The first words out of a fool’s mouth are folly; the last words he utters are evil madness.
WEB
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
WYC
The beginning of his words is folly; and the last thing of his mouth is the worst error. (His words begin with foolishness; and the last thing out of his mouth is the worst error of all.)
YLT
The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] folly, And the latter end of his mouth [Is] mischievous madness.
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