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Ecclesiastes 10:13
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly, but the end of his speaking is evil madness.
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English Standard Version
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is evil madness.
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King James Version
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
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The Message Bible
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He starts out talking nonsense And ends up spouting insanity and evil.
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New American Standard Bible
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the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness.
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New International Version
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At the beginning their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—
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New King James Version
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The words of his mouth begin with foolishness, And the end of his talk is raving madness.
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New Living Translation
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Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions, so their conclusions will be wicked madness;
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New Revised Standard
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The words of their mouths begin in foolishness, and their talk ends in wicked madness;
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American Standard Version
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
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The Bible in Basic English
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The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.
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Common English Bible
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Fools start out talking foolishness and end up speaking awful nonsense.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
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Fools start out talking foolishness and end up speaking awful nonsense.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
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What he says starts with foolishness and ends with wicked madness.
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The Darby Translation
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
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Good News Translation
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They start out with silly talk and end up with pure madness.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
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They start out with silly talk and end up with pure madness.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
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A fool starts out by talking foolishness and ends up saying crazy things that are dangerous.
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Hebrew Names Version
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
13
The beginning of the words of his mouth
is
foolishness, and the end of his talk
is
mischievous madness.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
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Lexham English Bible
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He begins by saying what is foolish and ends by uttering what is wicked delusion.
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly: and the end of his talk mischievous madness.
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New Century Version
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A fool begins by saying foolish things and ends by saying crazy and wicked things.
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New International Reader's Version
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At first what he says is foolish. In the end his words are very evil.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
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The words of their mouths begin in foolishness, and their talk ends in wicked madness;
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
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The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error.
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Revised Standard Version
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is wicked madness.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is wicked madness.
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Third Millennium Bible
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the beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
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the beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
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The Latin Vulgate
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initium verborum eius stultitia et novissimum oris illius error pessimus
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
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initium verborum eius stultitia et novissimum oris illius error pessimus
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The Webster Bible
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The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] foolishness: and the end of his talk [is] mischievous madness.
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World English Bible
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
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Wycliffe
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The beginning of his words is folly; and the last thing of his mouth is the worst error. (His words begin with foolishness; and the last thing out of his mouth is the worst error of all.)
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Young's Literal Translation
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The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] folly, And the latter end of his mouth [Is] mischievous madness.
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