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Ecclesiastes 10:11-13
Evangelical Heritage Version
Ecclesiastes 10:11-13
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no advantage to having a charmer.[a]
12 Words from a wise man’s mouth bring favor, but a fool’s lips swallow him up.
13 The fool starts out by saying stupid things, but he ends up speaking wicked madness.
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- Ecclesiastes 10:11 The Hebrew expression for snake charmer is master of the tongue, so in Hebrew there is a connection between this proverb and the proverbs that follow, which is not apparent in English.
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