New International Version
Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.

New Living Translation
Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their own words.

English Standard Version
The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Berean Study Bible
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

New American Standard Bible
Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

NASB 1995
Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

NASB 1977
Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

Amplified Bible
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious and win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him;

Christian Standard Bible
The words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Contemporary English Version
If you talk sensibly, you will have friends; if you talk foolishly, you will destroy yourself.

Good News Translation
What the wise say brings them honor, but fools are destroyed by their own words.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A wise person's words win favors, but a fool's lips are self-destructive.

International Standard Version
The words spoken by the wise are gracious, but the lips of a fool will devour him.

NET Bible
The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.