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Ecclesiastes 10:13

The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.

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ASV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
תְּחִלַּ֥תte.chi.Lat[the] beginning ofH8462 →
דִּבְרֵי־div.rei-[the] words ofH1697 →
פִ֖יהוּFi.humouth hisH6310 →
סִכְל֑וּתsikh.Lut[is] follyH5531 →
וְאַחֲרִ֣יתve.'a.cha.Ritand [the] end ofH319 →
פִּ֔יהוּPi.humouth hisH6310 →
הוֹלֵל֖וּתho.le.Lut[is] madnessH1948 →
רָעָֽה׃ra.'AhevilH7451 →

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Ephesians 5:4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.1 Samuel 25:10–11But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.Proverbs 29:9If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.Ecclesiastes 7:25I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.Luke 11:38But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.Luke 6:2But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”John 12:10So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,2 Kings 6:31He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”1 Samuel 22:7–8Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?Judges 14:15So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”1 Samuel 20:26–33Saul said nothing that day because he thought, “Something has happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.”Acts 6:9–11But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,2 Kings 6:27He answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”Acts 5:28–33“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”Matthew 2:7–8Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.2 Samuel 19:41Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”Luke 6:11But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.Luke 11:53–54As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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