12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Ecclesiastes 10:12 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 12-15)Solomon, having shown the benefit of wisdom, and of what great advantage it is to us in the management of our affairs, here shows the mischief of folly and how it exposes men, which perhaps comes in as a reflection upon those rulers who set folly in great dignity . I. Fools talk a great deal to no purpose, and they show their folly as much by the multitude, impertinence, and mischievousness of the...
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