Pro 15:2, Ecc 10:3, 12-14 | ESV | STEP | The tongue of the wise commends knowledge , but the mouths of fools pour out folly .

Proverbs 15:2

2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
but ^athe mouths of fools pour out folly.

Ecclesiastes 10:3

3 Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense,
and he ^bsays to everyone that he is a fool.

Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

12 The words of a wise man’s mouth ^cwin him favor, ^{▼▼Or are gracious}
but ^ethe lips of a fool consume him.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,
and the end of his talk is evil madness.
14 ^fA fool multiplies words,
though no man knows what is to be,
and who can tell him ^gwhat will be after him?