Ecclesiastes 10:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:17 to Ecclesiastes 10:15 . Experience Crystallised in Proverbs. Ecclesiastes 9:17 to Ecclesiastes 10:3 forms a series of pr...

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. The words of a wise man's mouth - Every thing that pr...

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. Gracious - literally, grace itself. So the Lord...

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Practical Advice Touching Life's Puzzles 1-8. Cultivate wisdom and tact, specially in the dangers that attend upon courts, but also in ordinary op...

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Are gracious ] there is beauty in his talk. Will swallow up himself ] he often will have to eat his own words.

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

FOURTH SECTION The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards; But...

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Combined with a steadfast Faith in the Life to come. Ecclesiastes 10:9 - Ecclesiastes 12:7 But, soft; is not our man of men becoming a mere m...

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

How, then, does worldly wisdom work? The preacher shows that its first manifestation is discretion based upon selfishness. This section is a series o...

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. (9) Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; a...

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious ,.... Or "grace" u. He speaks kind and good things in favour of the characters of men, and not as the...

John Trapp Complete Commentary

The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. Ver. 12. The words of a wise man's mouth are grac...

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The words of a wise man are gracious Hebrew, חן, grace: as they are profitable, so they are acceptable to others, procuring him favour with those t...

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Contemptibleness of Folly.       12 The words of a wise man's mouth ar...

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Gracious, Heb. grace ; as profitable, so also acceptable to others, procuring him favour with those who hear him. Will swallow up himself; his d...

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Importance Of Wise Words ( Ecclesiastes 10:12-14 ).  . 10.l2-13 ‘The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool swallow h...

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 10:11 . A babbler is no better.] Lit ., “The master of the tongue.” One who is of ready utterance, capable of prod...

Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 8:16-12 I. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his position and equipment as he starts on his last course. (1)...

Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 10:10-12 I. In chap. xi. Koheleth urges upon us the necessity of diligence. He has come to the conclusion that it is not worth while...

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 10:1 . Dead flies cause the ointment, of exquisite perfumes, to send forth a stinking savour; a satirical proverb, applicable to ch...

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 10:1-21 Section 11. A little folly mars the effect of wisdom, and is sure to make itself conspicuous. Ecclesia...

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

In the Midst of Foolish Talking and Slothfulness

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, full of pleasant graciousness and therefore always most welcome; but the lips of a fool will swallow u...

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 20:40-42 ; 2 Samuel 1:16 ; Colossians 4:6 ; Ephesians 4:29 ; Job 16:5 ; Job 4:3 ; Job 4:4 ; Luke 19:22 ; Luke 4:22 ; Matthew 12:35...