 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. 1 3 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.  Essays, Moral and Political - Pagina 104door Robert Southey - 1832Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Huntington - 1804 - 606 pagina’s
...work. " The words of a wise man's mouth are.graeions. bnt the lip» of a fool will swallow up himself. The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is mischievous madness" — Eccl. x. 12, 13, which I am satisfied will affect none so much as himself. And, as to the former... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 476 pagina’s
...; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself ; bring ¡3 him to trouble and sometimes to death. The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] foolishness: and the end of his talk [is] mischievous madness ; he works himsttfufi into a heat, and then says what doth mischief to others, and brings nan vpon... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pagina’s
...12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious ; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness...: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. 14 A fool also is full of words : a man cannot tell what shall be ; and what shall be after him, who... | |
 | Edward Reynolds - 1811 - 434 pagina’s
...and reputation, and, as it were, to eat up himself, Prov. xix. 28 ; Prov. xii. 13 ; Rom. iii. 13. 13. The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness...; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. The emphasis of the former verse is lier* further illustrated, that every one of the fool's words tends... | |
 | Jacob Kerr - 1814 - 424 pagina’s
...sworn to the truth before the presbytery, and should not make himself a liar by eertifying an untruth. The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of bis talk is misehievous madness. Eeel. x, 13. When Samuel Kikendall, Esq. was examining witnesses before... | |
 | 1815 - 614 pagina’s
...12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness...: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. 14 A fool also is full of words : a man cannot tell what shall be ; and what shall be after him, who... | |
 | 1815 - 294 pagina’s
...void of understanding. A fool layeth open his folly. A fools voice is known by the multitude of words. The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness : and the end of his talk is mischievous vanity. A fool uttereth all his mind : but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. The fear of the... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1816 - 298 pagina’s
...had been already sketched by Solomon, with the rapid yet faithful outline of a master in the art : ( The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness and the end of his talk mischievous madness.' EccfeG ( 12 ) siastes, x. 13. If in the spirit of Prophecy,* the wise Ruler had... | |
 | 1817 - 590 pagina’s
...deadly to venal pens. It settles hi his brain. It puts him beside himself.' — Here the reader wil} agree with this true patriot. ' The beginning of the...Journal contains a tolerably explicit confession of the writer';; faith, political and religious. The former is conveyed in a parallel between Paganism and... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1817 - 190 pagina’s
...had been already sketched by Solomon, with the rapid yet faithful outline of a master in the art : ( The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness and the end of his talk mischievous madness.' EccleG siastes, x. 13. If in the spirit of Prophecy,* the wise Ruler had been... | |
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