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 Jesus (). The disciple of Christ similarly by gracious speech, like "enchantment," averts the sting of the old serpent (; ).

Lips of a fool - whereas his thought was to swallow up others with his malicious speech (; ; ; ).

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